Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its associations with health-related and system-related outcomes in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alemayehu B. Mekonnen; Bernice Redley; Barbora Courten; Elizabeth Manias

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Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its associations with health-related and system-related outcomes in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

January 19, 2022

Mekonnen AB, Redley B, Courten B, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;87(11):4150-4172.

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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults can result in medication-related harm. This systematic review of 63 studies found that potentially inappropriate prescribing was significantly associated with several system-related and health-related outcomes for older adults, including adverse drug events and functional decline; however, the study did not identify significant associations with all-cause mortality or hospital readmission.

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