High Risk Medications and the Elderly

Use of High-Risk Medication in the Elderly

The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) measure “Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly” targets safe use of medications in patients ages 65 and older.

 

Medications on the list are based on the Beer’s list, the recognized consensus standards for medication use in older adults.

 

The medications listed in the document linked to below have been determined to be harmful, regardless of medication dose, frequency, or patient’s underlying health status:

 

 Download a List of High Risk Medications in the Elderly

 

 


 

 

This list is promulgated by Optima Health as recommendations for the clinical management using specific medications in the elderly. Clinical data in a particular case may necessitate or permit deviation from these recommendations. The list of High Risk Medications in the Elderly is institutionally endorsed and is not intended as a substitute for clinical judgment. 9/08

 

Last Updated December 15, 2009 12:54:26 PM