Source – Vyasamoorthy, P
Beers’ Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in the Elderly
By: Sheila L. Molony MS, APRN
WHY: Recently published studies confirm that inappropriate medication use remains a serious problem for the elderly.1,2,3
Increased nursing awareness of high-risk medications enables attentive monitoring for adverse effects and facilitates collaborative efforts between nurses, primary care providers and pharmacists to reduce medication-related risk.