POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING IN GERIATRICS

ISBN-13: 9786206685197 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str.

Vinod Kumar Mugada; Srinivasa Rao Yarguntla

Opis

Risk outweighs benefits in potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP). Beer's criteria and STOPPs criteria are used to evaluate potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) in geriatrics. The aim is to evaluate the inappropriate prescribing pattern in elderly patients by using BEER'S Criteria and STOPP Criteria thereby assessing the functional decline status by using the Kartz index. The study was designed as a cross-sectional study conducted in vims hospital. 275 patients who have undergone treatment in various departments of age 65 and above are included. A simple random sampling technique has been employed for the selection of participants. Age, Gender, Department, Complaints, Past medical history, Past medication history, Smoking, Alcohol intake, Occupation, Comorbidities, Diagnosis, and Treatment are noted.

O autorze

Mr Vinod Kumar Mugada is working as an associate professor at the Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology. He authored 36 research publications in national and international journals. He is currently an editorial board member of a few journals and a Clarivate analytics-approved academic peer reviewer.