Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: Analysis of Korean National Health Insurance Claims Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Polypharmacy is common in Parkinson's disease (PD). This includes appropriate medications for PD-related symptoms and comorbid conditions, but also potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). We aimed to determine the prescribing trends of PIMs based on the 2019 Beers Criteria in Korean patients with PD.

Methods

This retrospective observational study analyzed PD patients aged 40 years or older whose PIM prescribing patterns from 2014 to 2019 were included in the HIRA (Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service) nationwide claims database in South Korea. The prevalence and usage were analyzed for both overall PIMs and PIMs that can exacerbate PD symptoms (PIM^PDs). Additionally, the most frequently prescribed PIMs and PIM^PD</

SUBMITTER: Lee SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12411295 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature