Background: Health interventions and policies for high-cost health care users (HCUs) who
are older adults need to be informed by a better understanding of their multimorbidity and …

BACKGROUND: High-cost healthcare users (HCUs) are patients who use disproportionate
healthcare resources compared to their peers. A better understanding of their co-morbidity …

Background Non-optimal medication use among older adults is a public health concern. A
concrete picture of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use is imperative to ensure …

Improving the quality of medication use and medication safety is an important priority for
prescribers who care for older adults. The objective of this article was to identify key articles …

Improving the quality of medication use and medication safety are important priorities for
healthcare providers who care for older adults. The objective of this article was to identify …

Implications High out of pocket costs for prescription drugs can translate into missed doses
and negative health outcomes. These new data suggest that many older adults, including …

Objectives Older people are vulnerable to medicine-related adverse effects. In response to
these concerns, prescribing indicators have been developed addressing: Potentially …

Background: Many medications pose greater health risks when prescribed for older adults,
compared with available pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic alternatives. We sought to …

Background Older adults are at risk of potentially inappropriate medication use given
polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related changes, which contribute to the growing …

Abstract Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are products that have been made easily
accessible to allow patients to treat common ailments without a prescription and the cost of a …