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National Guideline Clearinghouse | American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults.

American Geriatrics Society

American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guideline Title

American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults.

Bibliographic Source(s)

American Geriatrics Society 2015 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Nov;63(11):2227-46. [42 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: American Geriatrics Society 2012 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. American Geriatrics Society updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Apr;60(4):616-31. [35 references]

This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria

National Guideline Clearinghouse | American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults.

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American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. - PubMed - NCBI

2015 Nov;63(11):2227-46. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13702. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.

By the American Geriatrics Society 2015 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel.

Collaborators (16)

Abstract

The 2015 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria are presented. Like the 2012 AGS Beers Criteria, they include lists of potentially inappropriate medications to be avoided in older adults. New to the criteria are lists of select drugs that should be avoided or have their dose adjusted based on the individual's kidney function and select drug-drug interactions documented to be associated with harms in older adults. The specific aim was to have a 13-member interdisciplinary panel of experts in geriatric care and pharmacotherapy update the 2012 AGS Beers Criteria using a modified Delphi method to systematically review and grade the evidence and reach a consensus on each existing and new criterion. The process followed an evidence-based approach using Institute of Medicine standards. The 2015 AGS Beers Criteria are applicable to all older adults with the exclusion of those in palliative and hospice care. Careful application of the criteria by health professionals, consumers, payors, and health systems should lead to closer monitoring of drug use in older adults.