Beers Criteria 2019 Updates - American Geriatrics Society
Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 08:01
Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria® (AGS Beers Criteria®) (AGS, 2019). The AGS Beers Criteria® include the same five main categories as in 2015:
1. Potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
2.Potentially inappropriate medications to avoid in older adults with certain conditions
3. Medications to be used with considerable caution in older adults
4. Medication combinations that may lead to harmful interactions
5. A list of medications that should be avoided or dosed differently for those with poor renal function.
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This video details the updates of BEERS Criteria - 2019
1. Potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
2.Potentially inappropriate medications to avoid in older adults with certain conditions
3. Medications to be used with considerable caution in older adults
4. Medication combinations that may lead to harmful interactions
5. A list of medications that should be avoided or dosed differently for those with poor renal function.
Download Beers Criteria 2019- pdf
https://qioprogram.org/sites/default/fi ... a_JAGS.pdf
This video details the updates of BEERS Criteria - 2019