Open AccessUse of potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized elderly at a teaching hospital: A comparison between Beers 2003 and 2012 criteria
Author(s) -
RushiN Pandya,
TaufikG Momin,
DevangA Rana,
VarshaJ Patel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.121372
Subject(s) - beers criteria , medicine , logistic regression , medical prescription , emergency medicine , polypharmacy , pharmacology
To detect the prevalence and pattern of use of Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in hospitalized elderly patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital using Beers 2012 criteria and to compare the same with Beers 2003 criteria.
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