Hospital admission may increase the risk of potentially inappropriate prescribing among older primary care patients

摘要

A crucial approach of the WHO's third global patient safety challenge is to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing, associated with adverse drug events, hospital admissions and reduced quality of life. The omission of beneficial drugs, the use of drugs with a drug-drug interaction, the use of incorrect drug dosages and/or prescribing durations and the prescribing of drugs primarily associated with risks are recognised potentially inappropriate prescribing methods. The prevalence rate of potentially inappropriate prescribing detected via the Screening Tool for Older Persons' Prescription (STOPP) criteria varies between European countries and is up to 51%. This is congruent with the present study, but the problem is recognised globally.