Which of the Following Is True Regarding STOPP/START Criteria for Prescribing

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding STOPP/START criteria for prescribing medications? Select all that apply.

• A)Lists potential alternative drugs that can safely be used in older adults.
• B)Valuable tool for prescribers, but they are not meant to be mandates for prescribing.
• C)Screening tool to alert doctors to correct treatment.
• D)Screening tool of older persons' potentially inappropriate prescriptions.
• E)It is the Beers criteria that mandates prescribing.

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