Open AccessPotentially inappropriate prescribing detected by STOPP–START criteria: are they really inappropriate?
Author(s) -
Isabel Lozano-Montoya,
Manuel VélezDíazPallarés,
Eva DelgadoSilveira,
Beatriz MonteroErrasquín,
Alfonso J. CruzJentoft
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv079
Subject(s) - medicine , geriatrics , pharmacist , polypharmacy , medical prescription , lorazepam , adverse effect , pediatrics , emergency medicine , family medicine , intensive care medicine , pharmacy , psychiatry , nursing
he STOPP-START criteria were developed to detect potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in older people. The reasons why multidisciplinary geriatric teams decide not to follow STOPP-START criteria have not been studied.
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