{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Guillot J"],"funding":["NCATS NIH HHS","National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism","NIAAA NIH HHS","National Institutes of Health","U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs","Académie française"],"pagination":["1056-1074"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9464694"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["31(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are medications contra-indicated in particular circumstances. We sought to characterize PIMs by level of polypharmacy by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a cross-sectional drug dispensing study using electronic health records available through the US Department of Veterans Affairs. We extracted pharmacy fill and refill records during fiscal year 2016 (i.e., October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016) for all patients aged 49-70 who accessed care in the preceding fiscal year. PIMs were defined by the combined Beers and Laroche (henceforth Beers Laroche) criteria used for older patients and the PROMPT criteria used for middle-aged.<h4>Results</h4>In the 1 499 586 patients aged 49-64, PIMs prevalence by PROMPT in"],"journal":["Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety"],"pubmed_title":["Potentially inappropriate medication use by level of polypharmacy among US Veterans 49-64 and 65-70 years old."],"pmcid":["PMC9464694"],"funding_grant_id":["U01 AA020790","U01 AA020795","U10 AA013566","U24‐AA020794","UL1 TR001863","U01‐AA020795","U24 AA020794","U01‐AA020790"],"pubmed_authors":["Rentsch CT","Gordon KS","Justice AC","Bezin J","Guillot J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Potentially inappropriate medication use by level of polypharmacy among US Veterans 49-64 and 65-70 years old.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are medications contra-indicated in particular circumstances. We sought to characterize PIMs by level of polypharmacy by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a cross-sectional drug dispensing study using electronic health records available through the US Department of Veterans Affairs. We extracted pharmacy fill and refill records during fiscal year 2016 (i.e., October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016) for all patients aged 49-70 who accessed care in the preceding fiscal year. PIMs were defined by the combined Beers and Laroche (henceforth Beers Laroche) criteria used for older patients and the PROMPT criteria used for middle-aged.<h4>Results</h4>In the 1 499 586 patients aged 49-64, PIMs prevalence by PROMPT in","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2025-04-05T09:42:50.474Z","creation":"2025-04-05T09:42:50.474Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9464694","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35780391"],"doi":["10.1002/pds.5506"]}}