Physicians can use these resources to learn about safer prescribing practices and promote better medication management for patients.
Avoid These Drugs in the Elderly (pdf) - at a glance one sheet with prescription and over the counter medications to avoid with elderly patients.
Risk Factors and Prescribing Principles (pdf)- highlights risk factors in the elderly and best practices for prescribing.
Beers Criteria (pdf)- Complete list and description of drugs to avoid in the elderly. Adapted from Archives of Internal Medicine.
Prescribers Guide (pdf) - one sheet describing the adverse effects of anticholinergic drugs in the elderly and steps to reduce these potentially inappropriate medications.
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