Patient characteristics |
Use of multiple medications (polypharmacy) |
Multimorbidity |
Renal impairment |
Multiple prescribers |
Transitions of care |
Medication nonadherence |
Limited life expectancy |
Frailty |
Dementia |
Medications |
Strongly anticholinergic medications (eg, first-generation antihistamines) |
Benzodiazepines |
Benzodiazepine receptor agonists |
Long-acting sulfonylureas |
Insulins in patients who could reach appropriate glycemic targets with less or safer glucose-lowering therapy |
Chronic use of proton pump inhibitors without strong indication |
Chronic use of NSAIDs without strong indication |
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older patients |