Potentially inappropriate medication according to the PRISCUS2.0 list: Inpatient sample regarding alternative drugs and the reasons for prescription

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033602

Enrollment

300

Registered

2024-02-09

Start date

2024-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

medication in older patients

Interventions

Group 1: 300 male and female patients between 65 and 100 years of age with prescription of at least 1 drug at discharge 1) Analysis of the medication at discharge for the prescription of PIMs accordin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Prescription of at least one drug in the medication at discharge - Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - younger than 65 years of age - no drug use at discharge - patients under legal supervision - no written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of avoidable prescriptions of potentially inappropriate medication regarding all prescriptions of potentially inappropriate medication in the inpatient sample	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Ranking of most affected groups of drugs - Percentage of the reasons for prescribing potentially inappropriate medication despite suggestion of alternative drugs in the PRISCUS 2.0 list which are more harmless	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBirgit Deutsch

Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien Erlangen, Geriatrie-Zentrum

birgit.deutsch@waldkrankenhaus.de+4991318220

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026