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Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Prescribing Practices in Geriatric Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022 December 32
Inappropriate prescribing (IP) increases the risk of adverse medication reactions and hospitalizations in elderly patients. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate prescribing patterns among this population. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIMs) use and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) among geriatrics with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In addition, it determined the predictors for IP in this population. A multi-center study was performed retrospectively on 605 patients' medical records collected randomly from seven governmental hospitals in Kuwait. Three of these hospitals have specialized cardiac centers (tertiary care). Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 65 years, diagnosed with at least one CVD, and attended the outpatient clinic during the last 6 months before data collection. A total of 383 patients (63.3%; 95% CI: 59.3-67.1%) were found using at least one PIM or having PPO or both, based on STOPP/START criteria. Three hundred and ninety-one patients (64.6%; 95% CI: 60.7-68.4%) were prescribed PIMs categorized as C and/or D medicines according to the Euro-FORTA list. Over one-quarter (28.8%; 95% CI: 25.2-32.6%) of the patients had drug-drug interactions class D that require therapy modification and/or X that should be avoided. Patients taking ≥ five medications had significantly higher PIMs based on STOPP and FORTA criteria, drug-drug interactions ( p < 0.001), and significantly higher PPOs based on START criteria ( p = 0.041). Patients with three or more chronic diseases had significantly higher PIMs based on STOPP and FORTA criteria and PPOs based on START criteria ( p -values: 0.028, 0.035, and 0.005, respectively). Significantly higher PIMs based on STOPP criteria and PPOs based on START criteria were found in general hospitals compared to specialized cardiac centers ( p = 0.002, p = 0.01, respectively). These findings highlight the need to develop and implement multifaceted interventions to prevent or minimize inappropriate prescribing among the geriatric population with CVDs in Kuwait.
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