Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
Research Article
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Older Adults using the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria
Author(s): Bedilu Linger Endalifer*, Yenesew Wudu and Asmamaw Yenesew Tamer
Background: The number of elderly people expected to grow from 524 million in 2010 to 1.5 billion in 2050, predominantly in developing countries. Older people are prone to age-related disease comorbidity, and poly pharmacy, which made medication prescription often inappropriate and inaccurate. Therefor prescribing medication appropriately is concerning issues in older adults. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use and associated factors in an Ethiopian hospital.
Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study design was employed for patients aged 65 and above years. American geriatrics society Beers 2019 evidence-based criteria were used to collect data and to identify Potential inappropriate medications. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to describe and iden.. View More»
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