090 – More on Avoiding Risky Medications & on Using the 2019 AGS Beers Criteria

May 02, 2019
090 – More on Avoiding Risky Medications & on Using the 2019 AGS Beers Criteria
Better Health While Aging
090 – More on Avoiding Risky Medications & on Using the 2019 AGS Beers Criteria

May 02 2019 |

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Show Notes

In This Episode:

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:

Related episodes: 

088- Interview: Avoiding Inappropriate Prescribing in Aging & What to Know About the Beers Criteria

073- Anticholinergic Medications & Protecting Brain Health

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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