2021 Updated Review of AGS Beers Criteria®
By Kelly Wesselman, PharmD Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults with Chronic Diseases The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults is a resource for physicians and pharmacists to make careful clinical decisions for their patients. Updated in 2019, using the AGS Beers Criteria® improves medication […]
Anticholinergic Medications in the Beers Criteria
By Hannah Grice, PharmD The Beers Criteria®1 is a leading source of expert information about potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) in older adults. While these medications are generally harmless in young patients, they can have detrimental effects in older adults. Physicians and pharmacists can easily overlook misuse of these drugs, as many are readily available to […]
AGS Beers Criteria® (2019 Update): Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use In Older Adults
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently released its latest update to a highly utilized reference tool: The AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. First developed in 1991 by Dr. Mark Beers, a geriatrician, and colleagues, the report is based on expert panel recommendations and has been updated every three years […]