Aim The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of polypharmacy and excessive
polypharmacy in very old hospitalized patients based on their comorbidities. Methods The …

Background The use of multiple medications and/or the administration of more medications
that are clinically indicated, representing unnecessary drug use (polypharmacy) increases …

Introduction. Polypharmacy in several cases is deemed necessary and elderly patients are
prone to this phenomenon. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and the …

BACKGROUND: Elderly persons are exposed to polypharmacy because of multiple chronic
conditions. Many risk factors for polypharmacy have been identified including age …

Aim Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent geriatric syndrome, and hospitalizations can worsen
it. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of hospitalization on …

Objective The aims of the present study were to: analyse the prevalence of polypharmacy in
a group of older patients; evaluate the influence of hospital stay on the number of drugs …

Background The growing trend of ageing population has become a worldwide concern. In
comparison with the youth, older people are more likely to suffer from multimorbidity and …

Purposes We evaluated the prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy and
investigated the role of polypharmacy as a predictor of length of hospital stay and in-hospital …

BACKGROUND: Although the association between multimorbidity and polypharmacy has
been clearly documented, no study has analyzed whether or not specific combinations of …

Background: Polypharmacy (ie, the use of multiple medications and/or the administration of
more medications than are clinically indicated, representing unnecessary drug use) is …