Potentially inappropriate prescribing in a falls clinic using the STOPP and START criteria

• Main Authors: Rosalind, Chiam, Nor'izzati, Saedon, Khor, Hui Min, Sukanya, A/P Subramaniam, Siti Sakinah, Binti Mohmad Nasir, Noor Fatin Izzati, Binti Abu Hashim, Tan, Maw Pin *
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3015/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-021-01329-9
• Institution: Sunway University

Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing is increasingly common in older patients with falls. However, published indicators to assess inappropriate prescribing remains unestablished in many countries. Objective This study determined the burden and profile of potentially inappropriate prescri...