2019 AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (IMAGE)
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The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled its latest update to one of geriatrics' most frequently cited reference tools: The AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. With more than 90 percent of older people using at least one prescription and more than 66 percent using three or more in any given month, the AGS Beers Criteria®--a compendium of medications potentially to avoid or consider with caution because they often present an unfavorable balance of benefits and harms for older people -- plays a vital role in helping health professionals, older adults, and caregivers work together to ensure medications are appropriate.
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