Potentially inappropriate medications in a large cohort of patients in geriatric units: association with clinical and functional characteristics.

Fromm MF; Maas R; Tümena T; Gaßmann KG.

In this retrospective study, approximately 26% of patients discharged from a geriatric unit were treated with at least one potentially inappropriate medication.

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