American Geriatrics Society 2019 Updated AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults : 2019 AGS BEERS CRITERIA® UPDATE EXPERT PANEL
Author(s): By the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® Update Expert Panel
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Abstract
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria® (AGS Beers Criteria®) for Potentially
Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults are widely used by clinicians,
educators, researchers, healthcare administrators, and regulators. Since 2011, the
AGS has been the steward of the criteria and has produced updates on a 3-year cycle.
The AGS Beers Criteria® is an explicit list of PIMs that are typically best avoided
by older adults in most circumstances or under specific situations, such as in certain
diseases or conditions. For the 2019 update, an interdisciplinary expert panel reviewed
the evidence published since the last update (2015) to determine if new criteria should
be added or if existing criteria should be removed or undergo changes to their recommendation,
rationale, level of evidence, or strength of recommendation. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:674-694,
2019.