Title: Identify medications considered inappropriate for the elderly.
Course: Medication Aide (14051-36) > Section: Examining Special Issues in Medication Administration

Identification should include the Beers Criteria (or Beers List).

Teacher Resource: American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults (https://www.guidelinecentral.com/summaries/american-geriatrics-society-2015-updated-beers-criteria-for-potentially-inappropriate-medication-use-in-older-adults/#section-date).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What physical characteristics make the elderly vulnerable to certain drugs?
- Who should be notified if one of the medicines on the Beers list is ordered?
- What are the consequences of polypharmacy?