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Elderly patient
• Poor cognition is associated with inability to follow medication regimens.
• Poor vision and decreased manual dexterity
The causes of prescribing errors in this patient population are multifaceted and complex,
including prescribers' lack of knowledge of aging physiology, geriatric medicine,
and geriatric pharmacotherapy, overprescribing that frequently leads to major polypharmacy
(> 5 medications), inappropriate prescribing, and inappropriate drug
