Evaluation of Rationality of Geriatric Patients’ Prescription Based On Beers Criteria in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

摘要

AIM:Irrational prescribing for geriatric patients has become an important public health problem worldwide. Because India is one of the most populated countries having a great proportion of old people in the world, studies on the prevalence of inappropriate prescriptions can be very beneficial to increase the knowledge of health care providers and to reduce the occurrence of adverse drug events among this population.