Prescribing Trend of Inappropriate Medications in Outpatient Clinics for Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States: NAMCS 2012 to 2016

Heart failure (HF) is a serious chronic condition affecting older people globally. In 2016, the American Heart Association (AHA) highlighted drugs that may cause or exacerbate HF to assist healthcare providers.1 Previous studies have investigated the prescribing pattern of HF-exacerbating medications among older adults in hospital-based practices,2 the prevalence of HF-exacerbating medication use among ambulatory adult patients based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,3 and the prevalence of prescribing potentially harmful medications to Medicare patients with HF.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research