Prevention of Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) in Hospitalised Older Patients

"The researcher will apply the STOPP/START criteria to the cases randomised to this intervention. This will occur at the point of recruitment into the study and consists of applying STOPP/START criteria to the list of prescribed medications the patient is taking at that time point.~Where potentially inappropriate medications (PIM's) are identified using the intervention, these are highlighted to the medical team with primary responsibility for the patient both verbally and in writing. The relevant registrar will be contacted in person or via telephone by the researcher and informed of the PIM's in addition to a standard medication advice form inserted into the patients' notes also highlighting the PIM's."

The normal process of medication prescription and review by the attending medical team.