geriatrics
Drug Categories of Concern in Older Adults
Introduction
 are most commonly used to identify such inappropriate drugs (see table Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Older Adults (Based on the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Beers Criteria® Update) ) ( Potentially inappropriate for all older adults: To be avoided if possible Potentially inappropriate due to drug-disease and drug-syndrome interactions: To be avoided in older adults with certain diseases or syndromes To be used with caution: Benefit may offset risk in some patients 