POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING IN GERIATRICS

Risk outweighs benefits in potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP). Beer’s criteria and STOPPs criteria are used to evaluate potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) in geriatrics. The aim is to evaluate the inappropriate prescribing pattern in elderly patients by using BEER’S Criteria and STOPP Criteria thereby assessing the functional decline status by using the Kartz index. The study was designed as a cross-sectional study conducted in vims hospital. 275 patients who have undergone treatment in various departments of age 65 and above are included. A simple random sampling technique has been employed for the selection of participants. Age Gender Department Complaints Past medical history Past medication history Smoking Alcohol intake Occupation Comorbidities Diagnosis and Treatment are noted.