Dr. K provides more information on what’s included in the 2019 update of the American Geriatrics Society AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, with a focus on which drugs she thinks are most important to avoid. She also addresses which medications are associated with falls, cognitive impairment, and other key conditions. She covers:
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088- Interview: Avoiding Inappropriate Prescribing in Aging & What to Know About the Beers Criteria
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031- Choosing the Safest Over-the-Counter Painkiller in Aging
046- Interview: Deprescribing & Reducing Risky Medications in Aging
034- Preventing Falls: 10 Types of Medication to Reconsider
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