The Consultant pharmacist : the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
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To test the feasibility and reliability of a tool and methodology for evaluating expert clinicians' perceptions about the application of the Beers criteria in hospice. ⋯ We established a viable methodology for evaluating clinician judgment about medication inappropriateness in older hospice patients. Some medications routinely considered to be inappropriate may be appropriate at end of life; different criteria may be needed to determine medication inappropriateness in hospice care.