Analysis of potentially inappropriate prescriptions in an internal medicine department according to BEERS criteria
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https://doi.org/10.18041/2390-0512/biociencias.2.7345Keywords:
Geriatrics, Potentially inappropriate prescription, Multimorbidity, Beers CriteriaAbstract
Objective: Analysis of potentially inappropriate prescriptions in an internal medicine service according to the Beers criteria. Methods: A single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted in outpatient, hospitalization and emergency patients of the Internal Medicine service of the Central Hospital of the Venezuelan Institute of Social Security (IVSS) “Dr. Miguel Pérez Carreño”, applying the Beers criteria in patients over 65 years of age. Results: The population was represented by 300 patients, with a mean age of 73 ± 7, 51.7% were female, most of the patients came from the outpatient unit with 55.3% and had a grade of instruction at the primary level with 51.6% (n = 155). The most relevant personal history was hypertension with 69.7%. NSAIDs were the most formulated drugs with 35.3%, the main range of inappropriate prescription of drugs (PIM) was between 2 - 4 drugs with 53.5%, and the relationship of PIM and multimorbidity in the main group was 2 - 4 medications with 50.7%, not being statistically significant (p = 0.310), Conclusion: It was observed that patients> 65 years of outpatient consultation and hospitalization, had a high inappropriate prescription of medications according to the Beers criteria, with a predominance of the female sex.
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