Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. Polypharmacy
b. BEERs list drugs
c. Medication-related problems (MRPs)
d. Comprehensive medication review (CMR)
e. Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
1. End result is a list of all medications taken including indications and how to administer.
2. Taking multiple drugs, prescription, OTC or herbal, for multiple conditions.
3. May be mistaken for normal signs of aging, in 2012 reported estimate of 100,000 deaths per
year were caused by these.
4. List of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) for nursing home residents based on a
national survey of geriatric experts, most recently updated in 2015.
5. Becoming common practice in pharmacies, some insurers are compensating for this patient
safety practice.
1. d. Comprehensive medication review (CMR)
2. a. Polypharmacy
3. c. Medication-related problems (MRPs)
4. b. BEERs list drugs
5. e. Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
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