Vue.component('poly-ach-overview', { template: '
The percentage of individuals ≥65 years of age older adults with concurrent use of ≥2 unique anticholinergic medications.
' + 'A lower rate indicates better performance.
' + 'Intended Use
' + 'Performance measurement for health plans.
' + 'Data Sources
' + 'Prescription claims data.
' + 'Denominator
' + 'Individuals ≥65 years of age with ≥2 prescription claims for the same anticholinergic medication on different dates of service during the measurement year.
' + 'Exclusions
' + 'Hospice.
' + 'Numerator
' + 'Individuals from the denominator with concurrent use for ≥30 cumulative days of ≥2 unique anticholinergic medications, each with ≥2 prescription claims on different dates of service during the measurement year.
' + 'The American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria provides strong recommendations based on moderate evidence to avoid concurrent use of two or more anticholinergic medications in older adults because of an increased risk of cognitive decline (see Appendix for Evidence Table).' +
'
This measure was designed for monitoring and improving quality of care across populations of patients. Medication combinations in this measure are those for which serious adverse effects have been reported among older adults. Therefore, co-prescription of the selected combinations has an unfavorable balance of benefits and harms for many, if not most, older adults. Although the combinations should be avoided in older adults, there are older adults for whom concurrent use of multiple anticholinergic medications may be appropriate. Thus, the combinations are a potential serious safety concern (i.e., potentially inappropriate) and merit special scrutiny, but are not universally unsafe or inappropriate in all older adults.
' + 'Polypharmacy: Use of Multiple CNS-Active Agents in Older Adults: Evidence Table - From the American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (Table 5, p15)
Target Class | Interacting Class | Risk Rationale | Recommendation | Quality of Evidence | Strength of Recommendation | Evidence |
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Anticholi nergic | Anticholi nergic | Increased risk of cognitive decline | Avoid, minimize number of anticholinergic drugs | Moderate | Strong | Cai, 2013 |