Oct
16
Revised Beers Criteria 2015
Posted by Lisa Han in Medication Related Problems
A new and welcome round of the Beers criteria, published by the American Geriatrics Society, includes a host of downloadable new tools.
2012 Beers Criteria
Posted in Medication Related Problems
So the new Beers criteria have been released. As background, a geriatrician, Mark H. Beers, MD, sought to identify a list of medications back in 1991 that were generally considered inappropriate for use in seniors, primarily due to toxic adverse effects for this population.