Alternative medications for medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially Harmful Drug Disease Interactions in the Elderly quality measures. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Alternative medications for medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially Harmful Drug Disease Interactions in the Elderly quality measures. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2015

Alternative medications for medications in the Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially Harmful Drug–Disease Interactions in the Elderly quality measures.

Hanlon JT, Semla TP, Schmader KE. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Oct 8; [Epub ahead of print].

This review describes alternatives to medications listed in the Beers criteria, which are known to carry significant risk of adverse drug events. Because avoiding these medications is a quality measure, it is a priority for health systems to employ alternative treatments and approaches.

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