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inappropriate medication use major patient safety concern especially elderly population using explicit criteria prior studies found 235 175 us communitydwelling elderly population used least 1 20 potentially inappropriate medications 1987 1992 respectivelyto determine prevalence potentially inappropriate medication use communitydwelling elderly persons 1996 assess trends 10 years categorize inappropriate medication use according explicit criteria examine risk factors inappropriate medication userespondents aged 65 years older n 2455 1996 medical expenditure panel survey nationally representative survey us noninstitutionalized population included 7member expert panel convened categorize inappropriate medicationsprevalence use 33 potentially inappropriate medicationsin 1996 213 95 confidence interval ci 195231 communitydwelling elderly patients united states received least 1 33 potentially inappropriate medications using expert panels classifications 26 elderly patients 95 ci 2032 used least 1 11 medications always avoided elderly patients 91 95 ci 79103 used least 1 8 would rarely appropriate 133 95 ci 117149 used least 1 14 medications indications often misused use inappropriate medications declined 1987 1996 persons poor health prescriptions significantly higher risk inappropriate medication useoverall inappropriate medication use elderly patients remains serious problem despite challenges using explicit criteria assessing inappropriate medications elderly patients criteria applied populationbased surveys identify opportunities improve quality care patient safety enhancements existing data sources include dosage duration indication may augment national improvement monitoring efforts