title: Agreement between the 2009 STOPP Criteria and the 2003 Beers Criteria at the time of hospital admission.
abstract: Potentially inappropriate prescription in elderly patients can be evaluated by different methods. The STOPP Criteria and Beers Criteria stand out among the explicit criteria most widely used.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The main objective of this study is to identify the agreement in the detection of potentially inappropriate prescribing between the STOPP criteria and the Beers Criteria, in elderly patients assessed at the time of hospital admission.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational retrospective study was designed in order to estimate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription in the habitual treatment before admission, and to compare the agreement in detection capability between the 2003 Beers Criteria and the 2009 STOPP Criteria, in >70-yearold patients with an emergency hospital admission. There was also a specific analysis of the prescription of first-generation antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which are considered drugs with irregular management and potential toxicity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total prevalence of patients with a potentially inappropriate prescription was 23.8% using the Beers Criteria and 33.3% using the STOPP Criteria. There was a low level of agreement between both questionnaires. First-generation antihistamines (Beers) and pharmacological duplication (STOPP J) were the criteria most frequently found. There were differences in the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription in the four pharmacological groups selected; and in all cases, detection by Beers Criteria was superior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no agreement between the STOPP Criteria and the Beers Criteria regarding the detection of patients with potentially inappropriate prescribing at the time of hospital admission.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.. maria.munoz.garcia@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz García
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.. maria.munoz.garcia@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delgado Silveira
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Department. School of Pharmacy. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM).. maria.munoz.garcia@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Sagrario
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martín-Aragón Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.. maria.munoz.garcia@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bermejo Vicedo
authors.affiliation: Geriatrics Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.. maria.munoz.garcia@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Alfonso José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cruz-Jentoft
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000592:standards*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D000067561:Potentially Inappropriate Medication List; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain