The FORTA (fit for the Aged)-EPI (epidemiological) Algorithm: Application of an Information Technology Tool for the Epidemiological Assessment of Drug Treatment in Older People

To improve drug treatment in older people, who often present with multimorbidity and related polypharmacy, the FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List was developed via a Delphi consensus procedure. As a patient-in-focus listing approach (PILA), it has been clinically validated (VALFORTA trial). Unlike drug-oriented listing approaches (DOLAs), its application requires knowledge of patients’ characteristics, including diagnoses and other details. As a drug list with discrete labels, application of FORTA seems particularly amenable to electronic support.