Use the New Beers Criteria to Evaluate Med Use in Older Adults

March 2019

You'll see more focus on appropriate med use in adults over 65...as the Beers Criteria from the Am Geriatrics Soc catch up with the evidence.

Continue thinking of these guidelines as a "yellow warning light" to use caution with some meds...NOT a "red stop sign" to always avoid them.

Expect to eventually see the changes reflected in payer alerts...and Medicare Part D quality measures, including an emphasis on polypharmacy.

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Table of Contents

Geriatrics Use the New Beers Criteria to Evaluate Med Use in Older Adults
Generics Be Ready for New Albuterol HFA and Advair Diskus Generics
Stroke Expect to See TWO Antiplatelets Short-Term After a Minor Stroke or TIA
Diabetes Consider Heart Failure When Weighing Meds for Diabetes
Respiratory & Allergy Ensure Safe Use of Neti Pots and Nasal Irrigation
Muscle Relaxants Advise Caution With Muscle Relaxants
Epinephrine Watch for Differences Between Symjepi and Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Anticoagulants Optimize Anticoagulants to Reduce Stroke Risk in Atrial Fib Patients
Acne Don't Buy the Hype About New Acne Meds Altreno and Seysara
Tuberculosis Focus on Safety and Adherence With Meds for Latent TB
Diabetes Have a Plan to Manage Diabetes Meds Before and After Surgery
Opioids Explain the Controversy About the New Sublingual Sufentanil (Dsuvia)