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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Quality Assurance, Health Care > Potentially Inappropriate Medication List
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication List  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Inappropriate Medication, Potentially
  • Inappropriate Medications, Potentially
  • Medication, Potentially Inappropriate
  • Medications, Potentially Inappropriate
  • PIM List
  • PIM Lists
  • Potentially Inappropriate Medication
  • Potentially Inappropriate Medications

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.

History note

  • 2016

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000067561

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