Ahmad Al-Azayzih Author

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Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing among Elderly Patients in Jordan

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Ahmad Al-Azayzih

Background: Due to aging, along with its associated physiological changes, older adults are extremely vulnerable to be afflicted with multiple chronic conditions (Multimorbidity).  Accordingly, prescribing a large number of drugs to older adults would be inevitable.  Resulted complex drug regimens can lead to prescribing of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) with subsequent negative health and economic outcomes.

Aim: The main aim of this study is to measure the prevalence and predictors of PIMs prescribing among Jordanian elderly outpatients, using the last updated version of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria (2015 version).

Methods: A Unicenter, retrospective cross-sectional study conducted ove... view more»

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