Fabiane Raquel Motter1,2, Janaína Soder Fritzen3, Sarah Nicole Hilmer4, Érika Vieira Paniz5, Vera Maria Vieira Paniz3. 1. Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Av. Unisinos, 920, Sao Leopoldo, RS, 93022-000, Brazil. fabianemotter@gmail.com. 2. Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia. fabianemotter@gmail.com. 3. Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Av. Unisinos, 920, Sao Leopoldo, RS, 93022-000, Brazil. 4. Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia. 5. Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400,4º andar Faculdade de Medicin, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use causes preventable adverse drug reactions in older patients. Several assessment tools have been published to identify and avoid PIM use. In this systematic literature review, we aim to provide summaries and comparisons of validated PIMs lists published between 1991 and 2017 internationally. METHODS: In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement (PRISMA), we performed a systematic review of articles describing the development and validation of criteria for identification of PIMs among older people published between January 1991 and April 2017. The searches were conducted on PUBMED, AgeLine, Academic Search, Academic Search Premier, and CINAHL. We identified the most common medications/classes described as PIM. We also identified the drug-disease interactions and drug-drug interactions reported among criteria. RESULTS: From 2933 articles screened, 36 met our inclusion criteria. The majority used the Delphi method to validate their criteria. We identified 907 different medications/classes, 536 different drug disease interactions involving 84 diseases/conditions, and 159 drug-drug interactions. Benzodiazepines and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the medications most commonly reported as potentially inappropriate for older people. CONCLUSION: Although approaches aimed at detecting inappropriate prescribing have intensified in recent years, we observed limited overlap between different PIM lists. Additionally, some PIM lists did not provide special considerations of use and alternative therapies to avoid PIMs. These facts may compromise the use of PIM lists in clinical practice. Future PIM lists should integrate information about alternative therapies and special considerations of use in order to help clinicians in the drug prescription.
PURPOSE: Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use causes preventable adverse drug reactions in older patients. Several assessment tools have been published to identify and avoid PIM use. In this systematic literature review, we aim to provide summaries and comparisons of validated PIMs lists published between 1991 and 2017 internationally. METHODS: In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement (PRISMA), we performed a systematic review of articles describing the development and validation of criteria for identification of PIMs among older people published between January 1991 and April 2017. The searches were conducted on PUBMED, AgeLine, Academic Search, Academic Search Premier, and CINAHL. We identified the most common medications/classes described as PIM. We also identified the drug-disease interactions and drug-drug interactions reported among criteria. RESULTS: From 2933 articles screened, 36 met our inclusion criteria. The majority used the Delphi method to validate their criteria. We identified 907 different medications/classes, 536 different drug disease interactions involving 84 diseases/conditions, and 159 drug-drug interactions. Benzodiazepines and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the medications most commonly reported as potentially inappropriate for older people. CONCLUSION: Although approaches aimed at detecting inappropriate prescribing have intensified in recent years, we observed limited overlap between different PIM lists. Additionally, some PIM lists did not provide special considerations of use and alternative therapies to avoid PIMs. These facts may compromise the use of PIM lists in clinical practice. Future PIM lists should integrate information about alternative therapies and special considerations of use in order to help clinicians in the drug prescription.
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Keywords:
Aged; Drug-related side effects and adverse reactions; Inappropriate prescribing; Potentially inappropriate medication list
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