Table 1.
Component | Data source used |
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Check of the indications of current medications | Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines and evidence summary collection12 |
Measurement results (laboratory, anthropometric) with alerts | Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines12 and consensus of the EbMeDS clinical editorial team13 |
Recommendations about amending current medications based on best available evidence | EbMeDS evidence-based rules14 |
Systematic reviews on drugs commonly prescribed to older people15 | |
EU(7)-PIM list16 | |
Dosage adjustment in renal malfunction | RENBASE database17 |
Potentially harmful drug-drug interactions | INXBASE database18 |
Contraindications | Pharmacological literature and summary of medicinal product characteristics by the European Medicines Agency19 |
Dose warnings | Pharmacological literature and product summaries approved by regulatory authorities |
Possible adverse drug reactions | RISKBASE database20 |
EbMeDS: Evidence-Based Medicine electronic Decision Support; EU(7)-PIM: European Union (7)-potentially inappropriate medications; PRIMA-eDS: Polypharmacy in chronic diseases: Reduction of Inappropriate Medication and Adverse drug events in older populations by electronic Decision Support.