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. 2016 Aug 1;3(3):317–325. doi: 10.1007/s40801-016-0085-2

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Fig. 1 — Venn diagram showing the degrees of overlap between the FORTA, PRISCUS and STOPP tools in terms of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) identified; 65 patients (37 % of all patients receiving PIMs) received FORTA + PRISCUS + STOPP PIMs. FORTA (Fit for the Aged), PRISCUS [Latin for ‘time-honoured’], STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons’ Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions)