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Abstract Objective: to identify new lists and new technological tools on Potentially Inappropriate Medicines for the Elderly existing in scientific productions. Methods: an integrative review was carried out in 2020, considering the period from 2010 to 2019, in the following databases: Scientific Eletronic Library on-line, National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Spanish Bibliographic Index of Health Sciences, Cochrane Library, Network of Scientific Journals of Latin. America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal, Fundación Index Database – España. The languages Portuguese, English and Spanish were listed and the selected articles were categorized by thematic similarities. Results: 42 productions were considered, most of them published in English and produced in the United States of America, Canada, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Ireland. Two thematic categories were constructed: “Lists on potentially inappropriate medicines for the elderly” (with 22 publications); and, “New Technological Tools on potentially inappropriate medicines for the elderly” (with 20 publications). As main findings, the following stood out: the relevance of having lists on these drugs adapted to specific countries and/or populations; as well as the fact that new technological tools follow a trend of development and improvement, although the usability and user coverage requirements can be improved. Conclusion: this review identified that the use of potentially inappropriate medicines for the elderly represents a challenge for health care, as well as the growing initiatives to expand access to information, such as the construction of large databases and repository with simplified access.

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