Functional: Aging and Geriatric Urology

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Beers Criteria[edit | edit source]

  • The risk of medication-related side effects is higher in older adult population due to changes in physiologic function with age or disease
  • The American Geriatrics Society has published the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults, several of which are frequently used in urology such as alpha-blockers, anti-cholinergics, and nitrofurantoin
    • The goal of the Beers Criteria is to improve the effectiveness and safety of prescription practices for geriatric patients
  • See Tables 1, 2, and 3 from AUA White Paper on The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

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References[edit | edit source]

  • Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Partin AW, Peters CA (eds): CAMPBELL-WALSH UROLOGY, ed 11. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2015, chap 88
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