Frequency of risk factors that potentially increase harm from medications in older adults receiving primary care.

BACKGROUND: Many circumstances elevate patients, especially older adults, risk for drug-related morbidity and misadventures. Understanding the frequency of these situations can help with the design of initiatives to address or alter these circumstances with the aim of reducing medication therapy-related concerns and associated expenditures. OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of circumstances that may place older adults at higher risk for …