The FORTA (Fit for The Aged) list, the first positive-negative review of
Medicines for the treatment of older patients not only lists the medicines that are unsuitable for older patients, as in a pure negative list, but also names the medicines that have been proven to be useful, so it is also a positive list.
This evidence- and expert-based tool for...
The updated version of the medication, which is often confusing in old age, will now be made available to doctors and interested parties in the form of an app. This approach should be used by the doctor working under time pressure, e.g. For example, the family doctor (8 minutes average treatment time per patient) has an easier time reviewing the large number of medications available in old age on their tablet or smartphone and quickly finding a more suitable medication.
The drugs included in the FORTA list are
Assigned to 29 different indications/diseases.