“FORTA, "Fit for the aged", is a drug
classification system designed as a clinical tool to help in monitoring and
optimizing the drug therapy and care management of older patients. 273 items
consisting of the most frequently used substances/substance classes for the
long-term drug therapy of older patients (with exceptions to this rule) aligned
to 29 diagnoses/indication areas have been assigned positive and negative
labels ranging from A - B - C - D according to the state of evidence as to
risk/benefits and age-appropriateness.”
Developed by researchers in Germany, this
classification system is detailed in the 2015 “FORTA List “Fit for the Aged”
Expert Consensus Validation”.
This
resource can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/2avfCZD
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