Epidemiology of potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly patients in Japanese acute care hospitals.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Apr;20(4):386-92
Authors: Sakuma M, Morimoto T, Matsui K, Seki S, Kuramoto N, Toshiro J, Murakami J, Fukui T, Saito M, Hiraide A, Bates DW
The elderly receive many medications which may have adverse effects. Little evidence is available about the epidemiology of potentially inappropriate medications being prescribed to the elderly in Japan as defined by the Beers criteria, or whether or not these medications result in harm when used in this population.
PMID: 21254304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]