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AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 252-258Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12186
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clinical audit; inappropriate prescribing; medication therapy management; older person; public hospital
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AimsTo determine the prevalence and nature of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in patients aged 65 years and over. MethodA retrospective clinical audit was undertaken (N= 200) in an Australian metropolitan teaching hospital. ResultsThe prevalence of at least one PIM was 51% (n = 101) whereas the prevalence of at least one PPO was 74% (n = 147). The most common PIM was prescribing aspirin to patients with no history of coronary, cerebral or peripheral arterial disease or occlusive arterial events. The most commonly detected PPO was the failure to prescribe statins to patients with a documented history of coronary, cerebral or peripheral vascular disease. Overall, 80 (24%) of the 335 PIMs identified were possibly associated with an adverse clinical outcome experienced by patients. ConclusionsInappropriate prescribing continues to be a problem as shown by complexities associated with the risk-benefit trade-offs of managing medications in older patients.
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