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people ever living old age increased longevity partly due increased use medicines despite potential benefits medicines still cause significant harm medicationrelated harm mrh may adverse drug reactions harm inappropriate drug use example nonadherence medication error european commission estimated 2008 mrh contribute least 100800 deaths member states annually costs society 79 billion1 older adults risk due high exposure medicines agerelated pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic changes recent systematic review found 1 10 hospitalized older adults admitted due mrh approximately proportion experience mrh inpatient2 avoidable health service use due mrh substantial study netherlands estimated average cost avoidable mrh hospitalization older adult 55003