The Beers list is an effective tool for healthcare professionals prescribing and/or managing the medication therapy of older adults since it identifies medications that for this population:
a. are not typically covered by drug benefit plans.
b. have a higher than usual risk for injury
c. are likely to be abused
d. generally cause allergic reactions
ANS: B
Drugs on the Beers list are those that have been identified to have a higher than usual risk when used in older adults. The Beers criteria have no relation to medication financing. There is no evidence that the drugs are likely to be abused by older adults. There is no greater likelihood of these drugs causing allergic reactions.
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