Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease

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PEHLİVANLI A., SELÇUK A., Eyupoglu S., ERTÜRK Ş., ÖZÇELİKAY A. T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, vol.19, no.3, pp.305-313, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.94556
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.305-313
  • Keywords: Potentially inappropriate medication use, older adults, chronic kidney disease, STOPP/START CRITERIA, PEOPLE, PRESCRIPTIONS, DISCHARGE, SAFETY, BEERS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use (PIMU) in adults above the age of 65 with chronic kidney disease (CKD) according to the American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria (Beers), Screening Tool of Older People's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions Criteria (STOPP) and medication appropriateness index (MAI) 30 criteria and to compare them to justify their use in this specific patient group.