[Methods for systematic listing of medication in the elderly].

To improve medication in the elderly several screening tools have been developed. The most used tool is the Beers 2003 criteria; however, the newer STOPP/START criteria have proven more effective and easier to use. Based on the literature we aim to compare these tools according to a list of desired properties and to suggest the best template for a Danish tool, though it is still to be determined, whether the identification and correction of potentially inappropriate medication leads to a better outcome in terms of decreased morbidity and mortality and improved health economics.