Beers, Mark Howard
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U.S. geriatrician, 1954-2009.
Beers criteria
A list of medications that frequently cause side effects when administered to older patients. Among the medications on the list are those that cause prominent neuropsychiatric, renal, and anticholinergic side effects.
SYN: SEE: Beers list
Beers list
SEE: Beers criteria.
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