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Assessment of Drug Therapy in Psychiatric Elderly Patients Based on the Beers Criteria of the American Geriatrics Society

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The study objective was to analyze the frequency of the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) to elderly patients treated in a psychiatric, inpatient setting. This study was carried out with the Beers criteria, an antipolypharmacy tool developed under the auspices of the American Geriatrics Society. The study indicates a high frequency of use of PIMs from the following pharmacological groups: benzodiazepine derivatives, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (long-term use), and drugs with significant anticholinergic potential. The AGS Beers criteria can help optimize treatment for older psychiatric patients and increase the safety of pharmacotherapy.

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Kirilochev, O.O. Assessment of Drug Therapy in Psychiatric Elderly Patients Based on the Beers Criteria of the American Geriatrics Society. Adv Gerontol 10, 377–381 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079057020040098

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