Prevalence and Predictors of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Middle-Aged Adults: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Almost a fifth of middle-aged adults prescribed medicines are exposed to PIP, as defined by the PROMPT criteria. This is likely to be linked with exposure to avoidable adverse drug events. The PROMPT criteria may provide a useful aid in interventions to optimise prescribing.
PMID: 33606659 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of General Practice - February 18, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Khatter A, Moriarty F, Ashworth M, Durbaba S, Redmond P Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research