Background The number of older adults has been constantly growing around the globe.
Consequently, multimorbidity and related polypharmacy have become an increasing …

Polypharmacy is very common in older adults and increases the risk of inappropriate and
unsafe prescribing for older adults. Older adults, particularly women (who make up the …

Objective Polypharmacy is the concomitant use of several drugs by a single person, and it
increases the risk of adverse drug-related events in older adults. Little is known about the …

Introduction It is currently admitted that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) account for a great
burden of disease. Of particular concern are ADR-induced hospital admissions, particularly …

Objective Polypharmacy has been linked to a myriad of adverse consequences, and
escalating rates of polypharmacy present an emerging concern, particularly among older …

Objective The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of, and factors
associated with, polypharmacy in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Methods MEDLINE …

Importance As older adults living in nursing homes are at a high risk of adverse drug-related
events, medications with a poor benefit/risk ratio or with a safer alternative should be …

Objective to validate STOPPFrail, a list of explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate
medication (PIM) use in frail older adults with limited life expectancy. Design a Delphi …

Background Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a major cause of iatrogenic morbidity
and mortality in patient care. While a substantial body of work has been undertaken to …

Polypharmacy and prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are the key
elements of inappropriate medication use (IMU) in older multimorbid people. IMU is …