In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of 259 older adults discharged from a general medical hospital, more than 4 in 5 patients were issued a potentially inappropriate prescription containing at least 1 potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) or potential prescribing omission (PPO).

Medications that constitute a greater risk than benefit to a patient are considered PIMs, while failures to prescribe medications of potential benefit are considered PPOs.

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