Incidence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing: Longitudinal Investigation of Outpatient EHR Prescriptions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The incidence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing among older adults is not as well studied as its prevalence. Estimates of factors associated with PIM incidence, such as patient age, sex, race-ethnicity, medication subsidy support, and comorbidity, are also limited.

Objective

To estimate the incidence of PIM prescribing in older adult outpatients, as well as the incidence and predictors for each PIM class, in a large outpatient electronic health records (EHR) cohort.

Design

Retrospective study of PIM prescribing among outpatients with encounters leading to prescription orders, 2015-2018, excluding prevalent cases.

Setting

Outpatients receiving care from a multi-site health system in western Pennsylvania.

Participants

342

SUBMITTER: Albert SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907745 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature