Date07/28/2025
The Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® has just been published in the most recent edition of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and will soon be incorporated into the AGS Beers Criteria® Mobile App for easy access on-the-go. This updated clinical resource is designed to help healthcare professionals identify safer, more appropriate treatment options for older adults. This companion tool builds on the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, identifying medications which may be inappropriate to prescribe to older people. The list is full of common evidence-based alternatives, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, that are often safer and equally or more effective than the potentially inappropriate medications they can replace. Also included are additional resources for more in-depth recommendations and links to patient guides and other resources for help in implementing the alternative strategies into their clinical practice.
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