Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications and prescription dynamics in elderly hospitalized patients in Spain

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 798 - 10
• Main Authors: Puig, T., Leache, L., González-Senac, N. M., Carreras, E., Gutiérrez-Valencia, M., Losa, L., Revuelta-Herrero, J. L., Marrero-Álvarez, P., de Miguel, M., Aguirrezabal Arredondo, A., Aranguren, A., Vilariño, A., Ruiz, V. E., Fernández, I., Bilbao, J., González-Guerrero, C., del Pino, B., Garin, N., Bolíbar, Ignasi, Bonfill, Xavier, García, Ascensión, Gich, Ignasi, Quintana, M Jesús, Requeijo, Carolina, Samsó, Laura, Sola, Ivan, Urrútia, Gerard, Castejón-Hernández, Santiago, Andreu, Mariona Roca, Hidalgo, Antonio Sánchez, Marrero, Patricia, Osorio, Dimelza, Gorgas, Maria Queralt, Salas-Gama, Karla, García-Olivé, Ignasi, Lesmes, Irene Bretón, Armario, Pedro, López, Laura Losa, Gómez, Susana Álvarez, Castro, Jaime Barroso, Bueno, Amaya Calleja, Rodriguez, Maialen Duque, Blazquez, Belén Moñino, Zubizarreta, Jose Ignacio Pijoan, de Lucas, Laura Serrano, Sarobe-Carricas, Maite, Urreta-Barallobre, Iratxe, Gómez, Maria Lourdes Vivanco, Diez, Montserrat Alonso, Lavín, Milagros Álvarez, Aramburu, Elixabete Ardanza, Kaltzagorta, Zuriñe Baskaran, Ortuzar, Iker Elguezabal, Uria, Julia Fernández, Basañez, Isabel Fontán, Conde, Maialen Inclán, Diaz, Irune Loizaga, Amallo, Ana Revuelta, de Velasco Artaza, Elena Ruiz, Orbegozo, Estíbaliz Tamayo, Gallego, Clara Vila, Bernaras, Miren Arrieta, Biurrarena, Elena Olloquiegui, Pérez, José Luis Salsamendi, Erviti, Juan, Saiz, Luis Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aged patients; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-inflammatory agents; Benzodiazepines; Care and treatment; Chronic illnesses; Diazepam; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Health care policy; Hospital patients; Hospitalization; Hospitalization - trends; Hospitals; Humans; Inappropriate prescribing; Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data; Inappropriate Prescribing - trends; Inpatients; Male; Methods; Midazolam; Mortality; Observational studies; Older people; Patient discharge; Patients; Polypharmacy; Population studies; Potentially Inappropriate Medication List; Practice; Prescription drugs; Prescription writing; Prevalence; Primary care; Public health; Retrospective Studies; Sociodemographics; Spain - epidemiology; Spain; Inpatients; Patient discharge; Aged; Inappropriate prescribing

In recent years, the need for a more appropriate prescription of medications in the older population has emerged as a significant public health concern. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) in hospitalized adults aged ≥ 75. This was a retr...