Table 3 Community pharmacists' awareness on the different criteria for potentially inappropriate medications in elderly (n = 104)
Variables | Response | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Have you had any previous training or knowledge on potential inappropriate medication use for elderly patients and its reduction using any of the criteria (e.g., Beers’ criteria)? | Yes No | 19 (18.3) 85 (81.7) |
Do you know any criteria used to reduce Inappropriate medications? | Yes No | 24 (23.1) 80 (76.9) |
Which of the following criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly have you heard of? | ||
Beers criteria | Yes No | 21 (20.2) 83 (79.8) |
STOPP and START | Yes No | 10 (9.6) 94 (90.4) |
Medication appropriateness index | Yes No | 18 (17.3) 86 (82.7) |
Please indicate below how often you use criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Patients | ||
Beers’ criteria | Often use Sometimes use Rarely use Know of but never use Never heard of resource | 6 (5.8) 3 (2.9) 10 (9.6) 19 (18.3) 66 (63.5) |
STOPP and START | Often use Sometimes use Rarely use Know of but never use Never heard of resource | 4 (3.8) 5 (4.8) 11 (10.6) 13 (12.5) 71 (68.3) |