An update on the clinical consequences of polypharmacy in older adults: a narrative review
Introduction: Polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications by one individual, is
increasingly common among older adults. Caring for the growing number of older people …
increasingly common among older adults. Caring for the growing number of older people …
An overview of prevalence, determinants and health outcomes of polypharmacy
M Khezrian, CJ McNeil, AD Murray… - … advances in drug …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A high rate of polypharmacy is, in part, a consequence of the increasing proportion of
multimorbidity in the ageing population worldwide. Our understanding of the potential harm …
multimorbidity in the ageing population worldwide. Our understanding of the potential harm …
Polypharmacy, hospitalization, and mortality risk: a nationwide cohort study
Polypharmacy is a growing and major public health issue, particularly in the geriatric
population. This study aimed to examine the association between polypharmacy and the risk …
population. This study aimed to examine the association between polypharmacy and the risk …
Appropriate polypharmacy and medicine safety: when many is not too many
CA Cadogan, C Ryan, CM Hughes - Drug safety, 2016 - Springer
The use of multiple medicines (polypharmacy) is increasingly common in middle-aged and
older populations. Ensuring the correct balance between the prescribing of 'many'drugs and …
older populations. Ensuring the correct balance between the prescribing of 'many'drugs and …
Trends and interaction of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing in primary care over 15 years in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study
Objectives To examine:(1) changes in polypharmacy in 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2012 and;(2)
changes in potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) prevalence and the relationship …
changes in potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) prevalence and the relationship …
Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in geriatric oncology
Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent problem in older persons, and is challenging to assess
and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods …
and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods …
Polifarmácia e polimorbidade em idosos no Brasil: um desafio em saúde pública
LR Ramos, NUL Tavares, AD Bertoldi… - Revista de Saúde …, 2016 - SciELO Public Health
RESUMO OBJETIVO: Analisar as variações da prevalência do uso crônico de
medicamentos por idosos no Brasil segundo sua possível associação com as doenças …
medicamentos por idosos no Brasil segundo sua possível associação com as doenças …
Polypharmacy and Polymorbidity in Older Adults in Brazil: a public health challenge
LR Ramos, NUL Tavares, AD Bertoldi… - Revista de saude …, 2016 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze variations in the prevalence of chronic use of medicines
by older adults in Brazil according to its possible association with the most prevalent chronic …
by older adults in Brazil according to its possible association with the most prevalent chronic …
[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of polypharmacy
RA Payne - Clinical medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Polypharmacy describes, in simplistic terms, the use of multiple medications in an individual.
It has become a normal aspect of modern medicine, driven by an ageing, multimorbid …
It has become a normal aspect of modern medicine, driven by an ageing, multimorbid …
Polypharmacy in older patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with excessive polypharmacy
A Rieckert, US Trampisch, R Klaaßen-Mielke… - BMC family …, 2018 - Springer
Background Polypharmacy is common in older people and associated with potential harms.
The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of an older multimorbid population …
The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of an older multimorbid population …