SAN FRANCISCO — The first-ever list of alternatives to the drugs deemed by the Beers Criteria to be risky for elderly patients is now available. This was promised by the American Geriatrics Society ...
During a recent hospitalization for heart failure, an 80-something-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes and a history of falls was started on metoclopramide for nausea, which raised an alarm bell for ...
New York (May 4, 2023) — Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released the 2023 update to the AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (DOI: 10.1111/jgs ...