PIMs

“Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) continue to be prescribed and used as first-line treatment for the most vulnerable of older adults, despite evidence of poor outcomes from the use of PIMs in older adults.”

Below is the link to the 2012 updated Beers criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (come on, don’t be scared to look at it…it’s only a 14 page table!):

http://www.americangeriatrics.org/files/documents/beers/2012AGSBeersCriteriaCitations.pdf