Revised Beers Criteria 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015

Posted by Lisa F. Han, MPH in Medication Related Problems

Beers criteria was released by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) on October 8, 2015. This version, the second release since AGS began sponsoring and managing the criteria, is actually the 5th round of the document, which has for years influenced medication use in older adults, regardless of setting.

The Beers criteria was originally created in 1991 by geriatrician Mark H. Beers, MD, who sought to identify medications that were generally considered inappropriate for use in older adults, a novel concept at that time. Beers’ original list was based on the opinions of 13 nationally recognized experts in geriatrics and pharmacotherapy and focused on older adults in a nursing home setting.

http://www.insighttherapeutics.com/publications/insights/2015/10/revised-beers-criteria/