Inappropriateness of medication prescriptions to elderly patients in the primary care setting: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable adverse drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review is to quantify the extent of inappropriate prescription to elderly persons in the primary care setting.

Methods

We systematically searched Ovid-Medline and Ovid-EMBASE from 1950 and 1980 respectively to March 2012. Two independent reviewers screened and selected primary studies published in English that measured (in)appropriate medication prescription among elderly persons (>65 years) in the primary care setting. We extracted data sources, instruments for assessing medication prescription appropriateness, and the rate of inappropriate medication prescriptions. We grouped the

SUBMITTER: Opondo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3425478 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature