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Beers criteria
Beers criteria (bērz), a set of pharmacologic features that make certain drugs particularly hazardous for patients over 65 years of age. A list of such drugs was first published in 1991 and has been periodically revised by specialists in geriatrics. [Mark H. Beers, contemporary U.S. geriatrician] Beers criteriaA list of medications that frequently cause side effects when administered to elderly patients. Among the medications on the list are those that cause prominent neuropsychiatric, renal, and anticholinergic side effects. Synonym: Beers listSee also: Beers, Mark Howard |