The American Geriatrics Society recently published their Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in reference to the most recent update to the AGS Beers Criteria in 2023. This guidance is helpful because while the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria warned about which medications were "potentially inappropriate" in older adults, they left clinicians guessing by not offering suggestions as to which medications should alternatively be used.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
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