Evaluation of the appropriateness of prescribing in geriatric patients using Beers criteria and Phadke's criteria and comparison thereof.

Objectives: To evaluate appropriateness of prescribing medicines in geriatric patients using both Beers criteria and Phadke's criteria and compare them for validation of Phadke's criteria as a tool to evaluate rationality of prescribing in elderly.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional prospective observational study was conducted and the baseline data were collected from different inpatient and outpatient departments in Shree Krishna Hospital (SKH), Karamsad. A total of 400 patients of geriatric age group (≥65 years) from various inpatient and outpatient departments of SKH were included in the study.