
Developed as a companion to the widely cited AGS Beers Criteria, the new Alternatives List was unveiled by a panel of clinicians and researchers who spent months identifying and reviewing safer options for high-risk medications. The list has pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches and is tailored to the realities of treating geriatric patients.
Originally updated in 2023, the AGS Beers Criteria outlines medications that may be inappropriate for use in older adults who are not receiving end-of-life care.