AGS 2023 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has released its latest update to one of geriatrics’ most frequently cited reference tools, "The AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults."
Published in it's entirety in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), the AGS Beers Criteria® serves as a comprehensive list of medications that older people should potentially avoid or consider using with caution because they often present unnecessary risks for this population.
For the 2023 update, an expert panel reviewed more than 1,500 clinical trials and research studies published between 2017 and 2022. The resulting 2023 AGS Beers Criteria® include:
- Over three dozen individual medications or medication classes to avoid for most older people.
- 40+ medications or medication classes to use with caution or avoid when someone lives with certain diseases or conditions.
The AGS Beers Criteria® is also available as a mobile app and as a pocket reference card, both of which can be accessed via GeriatricsCareOnline.org. As with past updates, the AGS has also created a suite of public education materials that are available at HealthinAging.org. These materials include an article on "Ten Medications Older Adults Should Avoid Or Use With Caution."
Read the Beers criteria in JAGS.
Go to AGS's press release.
Read a related editorial in the Journal of the America Geriatrics Society, The Beers Criteria Then and Now.
