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This study aims to estimate the prevalence of POSAMINO among community-dwelling older adults using drug dispensing data from the community pharmacy setting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Irish Community Pharmacy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>1599 consecutive older adults presenting with a prescription to 1 of 120 community pharmacies nationwide; community-dwelling, aged \u226565 years, able to speak and understand English, with no evidence of cognitive impairment. The mean age of sample was 75.5 years (SD 6.5); 55% (n=884) female.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>38 POSAMINO criteria were identified using participants\u2019 pharmacy dispensing records linked to self-reported alcohol consumption (beverage-specific quantity and frequency measures) over the last 12 months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of POSAMINO in the study population was 28%, with 10% at risk of at least one POSAMINO criteria and 18% at risk of two or more. Exposure to POSAMINO most commonly involved cardiovascular agents (19%) and central nervous system agents (15%). Exposure to a higher number of POSAMINO criteria was associated with younger age (adjusted incident rate ratio (AIRR): 0.97; 95%\u2009CI: 0.95 to 0.98), male sex (AIRR: 0.55; 95%\u2009CI: 0.45 to 0.67) and a higher number of comorbidities (AIRR: 1.05; 95%\u2009CI: 1.01 to 1.13).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study adds to the growing body of evidence, which suggests that older adults are vulnerable to potentially serious alcohol\u2013medication interactions, particularly those involving cardiovascular and central nervous system agents, increasing their risk of orthostatic hypotension, gastrointestinal bleeds and increased sedation. 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