The Beers List

The Beers list could contain the following: Heineken, Coors, Miller Light, and even Budweiser. However, the Beers list that I would much rather focus on looks more like Hyoscyamine,
Clonidine, Oxybutynin, with a little hint of Metaclopramide.

The Beers Criteria is a list of approximately 30 drugs that would be inappropriate to prescribe to elderly people. The reason that drugs can be inappropriate for elders and not for younger generations is that as you age, the body undergoes physiological changes, The drugs defined within the Beers Criteria have very negative side effects when the body has undergone these changes. Some of the side effects are: evidence of cancer, toxic effects, rashes, and liver damage. However, these side effects only occur during old age, and the drugs contained within the Beers list are perfectly suitable for healthy young individuals. 

According to a study done in 2007, it was discovered that 27% of seniors took some kind of Beers List drugs during 2005-2006. Although this is improvement from the 34% of users in 2000-2001, it is still an unsafe percentage. Doctors and physicians are trying to spread the word about the Beers list and how dangerous its contents can be. So if you have elderly parents, make sure to double check that they are not taking any of the inappropriate drugs.