Table 2 Characteristics of three sets of explicit criteria for PIM use.

From: Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication to older patients presenting to the emergency department: a nationally representative population study

 

Beers Criteria

PIM-Taiwan criteria

PRISCUS criteria

Year established

2015

2012

2010

Country

USA

Taiwan

Germany

No. of statements

36

24

15

No. of medications

151

84

83

Patients exposed to ≥1 PIM, n (%)

199,882 (63.7)

132,186 (42.1)

101,646 (32.4)

No. of PIMs per patient (mean ± SD)

1 ± 1.5

0.6 ± 1.2

0.5 ± 1.1

Visits with ≥1 PIM, n (%)

309,800 (53.4)

186,673 (32.2)

141,576 (24.4)

No. of PIMs per visit (mean ± SD)

0.9 ± 1.1

0.4 ± 0.7

0.3 ± 0.7

  1. PIM: potentially inappropriate medication.
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