Medication assessments by care managers reveal potential safety issues in homebound older adults.

Ann Pharmacother 45(4):492-8 (2011) PMID 21487081

Over-the-counter (OTC) medications, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates are not covered under many Medicare drug benefit plans; hence, their use by homebound older adults is largely unreported. Furthermore, the tiered design of Medicare drug formularies may in fact promote the use of older but potentially inappropriate medications. Little is known about the use of these medications in the homebound older adult population.