Descriptor English: | Potentially Inappropriate Medication List | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Lista de Medicamentos Potencialmente Inapropiados
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Lista de Medicamentos Potencialmente Inapropriados | ||||
Descriptor French: | Liste de médicaments potentiellement inappropriés | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Appropriateness Index, Medication Appropriateness Indices, Medication Beers Criteria Beers Criteria, de Beers Potentially Inappropriate Medications Criteria, STOPP START Criterias, STOPP START Inappropriate Medication, Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Potentially Index, Medication Appropriateness Indices, Medication Appropriateness Medication Appropriateness Index Medication Appropriateness Indices Medication, Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Potentially Inappropriate PIM List PIM Lists Potentially Inappropriate Medication Potentially Inappropriate Medications START Criteria, STOPP START Criterias, STOPP STOPP STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions) STOPP START Criteria STOPP START Criterias STOPPs (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions) Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions de Beers Criteria |
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Tree number(s): |
N04.761.700.615 N05.700.594 VS2.002.001.587 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000067561 | ||||
Scope note: | 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. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Previous Indexing: |
Inappropriate Prescribing (2010-2015) Medication Errors (2003-2015) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2016 |
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History Note: | 2016 |
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Related: |
Deprescriptions
MeSH Inappropriate Prescribing MeSH | ||||
DeCS ID: | 56223 | ||||
Unique ID: | D000067561 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 2016/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 2015/07/09 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2015/07/09 |
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SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]Health Surveillance of Products
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication List
- Preferred
Beers Criteria
- Narrower
STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions)
- Narrower
Medication Appropriateness Index
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M000600188 |
Scope note | 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. |
Preferred term | Potentially Inappropriate Medication List |
Entry term(s) |
Inappropriate Medication, Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Potentially Medication, Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Potentially Inappropriate PIM List PIM Lists Potentially Inappropriate Medication Potentially Inappropriate Medications |
Concept UI |
M000600191 |
Preferred term | Beers Criteria |
Entry term(s) |
Beers Criteria, de Beers Potentially Inappropriate Medications de Beers Criteria |
Concept UI |
M000600192 |
Preferred term | STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions) |
Entry term(s) |
Criteria, STOPP START Criterias, STOPP START START Criteria, STOPP START Criterias, STOPP STOPP STOPP START Criteria STOPP START Criterias STOPPs (Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions) Screening Tool of Older Person's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions |
Concept UI |
M000600190 |
Preferred term | Medication Appropriateness Index |
Entry term(s) |
Appropriateness Index, Medication Appropriateness Indices, Medication Index, Medication Appropriateness Indices, Medication Appropriateness Medication Appropriateness Indices |
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