The American Geriatrics Society has released updates to its Beers Criteria, lists of potentially inappropriate drugs for older adults, as well as a list of alternative therapies for potentially inappropriate medications and more detailed guidance for implementing the recommendations.
"The AGS Beers Criteria offer guidance to clinicians and the public for talking about medications with risks that may outweigh benefits," said Todd Semia, PharmD, co-chair of the AGS Beers Criteria expert panel. "Tools like the AGS Beers Criteria can do much to support medication use that is safe, effective and responsive to each person's health needs."
The 2015 update to the Beers Criteria includes a specific list of medication combinations that could lead to harmful interactions, as well as a synthesis of some medications that should be avoided or dosed differently for people with poor kidney function.
AGS' Beers Criteria and additional resources are available for free here.
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