Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Elderly Veterans: Are We Using the Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, or Wrong Duration?

Objectives: To identify the extent of inappropriate prescribing using criteria for proper use developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and dose‐limitation criteria defined by Beers, as well as to describe duration of use and patient characteristics associated with inappropriate prescribing for older people.

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