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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000067561
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000067561
Preferred Name

Potentially Inappropriate Medication List

Definitions
A list, criteria, or screening tool designed to improve PATIENT SAFETY by determining an individual's exposure to potentially inappropriate drugs. They are designed to prevent MEDICATION ERRORS by INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING. Analysis for a list includes factors such as DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; AGE FACTORS; GENDER; and existing medical conditions.
Synonyms
Appropriateness Indices, Medication
Inappropriate Medication, Potentially
de Beers Criteria
START Criterias, STOPP
STOPP
STOPP START Criteria
Potentially Inappropriate Medication
Potentially Inappropriate Medications
Medications, Potentially Inappropriate
Inappropriate Medications, Potentially
START Criteria, STOPP
Medication, Potentially Inappropriate
Appropriateness Index, Medication
Medication Appropriateness Indices
STOPPs (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions)
Criterias, STOPP START
STOPP START Criterias
Beers Criteria, de
PIM List
Beers Potentially Inappropriate Medications
Indices, Medication Appropriateness
Medication Appropriateness Index
Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions
PIM Lists
Criteria, STOPP START
Index, Medication Appropriateness
Beers Criteria
STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions)
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