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Adverse events caused by medication are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In a large study of ambulatory Medicare enrollees, 38% of adverse drug events were serious, life-threatening, or fatal and 28% were considered preventable (Gurwitz et al. 2003). Moreover, psychotropics are among the most common medications associated with preventable adverse drug events in elderly patients in long-term care settings (Gurwitz et al. 2000).
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