2024-04-302024-04-302024-04-11Nascimento, T., Andrade, A., Cabrita, C., Pais, S. y Puerta Vázquez, R.d.l. (2024). Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults with Chronic Diseases. Proceedings, 99 (1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024099007.2504-3900https://hdl.handle.net/11441/157336Older adults often consume high amounts of medicines, some of which may not be suitable for their age. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on elderly people (>60 years) diagnosed with chronic diseases and taking at least one medication. The consumption of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) was analyzed using the EU(7)-PIM List. Of the 65 elderly included, the majority were women (83.1%), diagnosed with hypertension (60.0%), and took 4.09 ± 2.104 medicines. More than 58% consumed at least one PIM. Nervous system PIMs were the most prevalent (29.2%, n = 19). There is a high prevalence of PIM use among the elderly, necessitating regular evaluation for safer medication use.application/pdfengAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/chronic diseaseselderlypotentially inappropriate medicationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024099007