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High-Risk Medication Prescriptions Among Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This cross-sectional study identifies the prescribing rate and most commonly prescribed classes of potentially inappropriate medications for older patients at emergency department discharge.

Source: JAMA Internal Medicine

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.7883

Authors: Mark S. Iscoe, Rohit B. Sangal, Ula Hwang, Terri R. Fried, Daniella Meeker, Todd M. Conner, Cameron J. Gettel, Sarah Follman, Donald S. Wright, Arjun K. Venkatesh

Institutions: Yale University, Yale New Haven Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Awards: G330629187, G4624912073, G5384366376, G5764411043, G9000021087, G9000156850, G9000242664

OpenAlex ID: W7128388166

FWCI: 3.811

Cites: 6

Cited by: 1

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