Chee Tao Chang, Huan Keat Chan, Wee Kooi Cheah, Maw Pin Tan, Alan Swee Hock Ch'ng, Chiann Ni Thiam, Nor Azlina Abu Bakar, Weng Keong Yau, Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, Philip Rajan, Kar Choon Tan, Subashini Ambigapathy, Paranthaman Vengadasalam, Surina Zaman Huri, H S Arvinder-Singh, Chern Choong Thum, Wai Mun Chung, Jun How Ooi, Noor Hamizah Sabki, Hooi Peng Lee, Siti Mallissa Mohd Shariff, Muhammad Azuan Azman, Siew Li Teoh, Shaun Wen Huey Lee
INTRODUCTION: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) are common among older adults. To guide appropriate prescribing, healthcare professionals often rely on explicit criteria to identify and deprescribe inappropriate medications, or to start medications due to prescribing omission. However, most explicit PIM criteria were developed with inadequate guidance from quality metrics or integrating real-world data, which are rich and valuable data source. AIM: To develop a list of medications to facilitate appropriate prescribing among older adults...
October 19, 2023: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice