Assessing the prevalence of Beers medication utilization in the Medicare Part D population in 2020

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 72; no. 9; pp. 2800 - 2806
• Main Author: Borrelli, Eric P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antidepressants; Antihistamines; Benzodiazepines; Diuretics; Drug prices; Female; Geriatrics; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medicare; Medicare Part D - statistics & numerical data; Norepinephrine; Older people; Potentially Inappropriate Medication List - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Tramadol; Tricyclic antidepressants; United States; United States; Beers Criteria; high risk medications; potentially inappropriate medications; adverse outcomes; potentially inappropriate prescribing

Medication utilization has been increasing in the U.S. year-over-year for several decades. As older adults take more medications, there is a higher risk of them being exposed to drug-drug or drug-disease interactions. The American Geriatrics Society in 2019 updated their Beers Criteria for Potential...