Drug Information and Interactions

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• Effects of Common Drugs on PT/INR values - This handy pamphlet provides qualitative descriptions of the effect of commonly used pharmaceuticals on PT/INR values. It can help clinicians better understand possible underlying causes contributing to changes in these laboratory values. The pamphlet was originally produced by Medical Review of North Carolina, Inc. under a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly HCFA.



• 2002 Beers List (update) – Updating the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

  Results of a US Consensus Panel of Experts – Link to Archives of Internal Medicine article updating a list of medications with potential adverse effects in older adults.  This list is employed by Nursing Home Surveyors as a screening tool.  While some of these medications are appropriate to use in a LTC setting, clinicians should take extra steps to document the reason for use of a listed medication:

  2002 Beers List