Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its associations with health‐related and system‐related outcomes in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review and meta …

AB Mekonnen, B Redley, B de Courten… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To synthesise associations of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) with health‐
related and system‐related outcomes in inpatient hospital settings. Methods Six electronic …

A systematic review of studies of the STOPP/START 2015 and American Geriatric Society Beers 2015 criteria in patients≥ 65 years

RE Thomas, BC Thomas - Current aging science, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Polypharmacy remains problematic for individuals≥ 65. Objective: To
summarise the percentages of patients meeting 2015 STOPP criteria for Potentially …

Adverse drug events in patients with chronic kidney disease associated with multiple drug interactions and polypharmacy

J Sommer, A Seeling, H Rupprecht - Drugs & aging, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background and Purpose Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with adverse
drug events due to medication errors and the risks of polypharmacy. The aim of this study …

Expert-based medication reviews to reduce polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: a northern-Italian cluster-randomised controlled trial

A Mahlknecht, CJ Wiedermann, M Sandri, A Engl… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Evidence regarding clinically relevant effects of interventions aiming at
reducing polypharmacy is weak, especially for the primary care setting. This study was …

Polypharmacy and health outcomes in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Gallagher, K Nyfort-Hansen, D Rowett, CX Wong… - Open …, 2020 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the impact of
polypharmacy on health outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF). Data sources PubMed and …

Factors related to polypharmacy and hyper‐polypharmacy for the elderly: a nationwide cohort study using national health insurance data in South Korea

HJ Cho, J Chae, SH Yoon… - Clinical and translational …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polypharmacy may cause adverse health outcomes in the elderly. This study examined the
prevalence of continuous polypharmacy and hyper‐polypharmacy, factors associated with …

Potentially inappropriate medications, drug–drug interactions, and anticholinergic burden in elderly hospitalized patients: does an association exist with post …

A De Vincentis, P Gallo, P Finamore, C Pedone… - Drugs & Aging, 2020 - Springer
Background Polypharmacy is very common in elderly patients and is associated with
detrimental outcomes. Objective Our objective was to evaluate the associations between a …

Epidemiology and associated factors of polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: a northern Italian cross-sectional study

G Piccoliori, A Mahlknecht, M Sandri, M Valentini… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background A precondition for developing strategies to reduce polypharmacy and its well-
known harmful consequences is to study its epidemiology and associated factors. The …

The association of potentially inappropriate medications, polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden with readmission and emergency room revisit after discharge: A …

CK Liang, MY Chou, YH Hsu, YC Wang… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims While certain drug‐use indicators are known to be associated with clinical outcomes,
the relationship is unclear for some highly prevalent conditions in in patients aged≥ 65 …

[HTML][HTML] Polypharmacy and emergency readmission to hospital after critical illness: a population-level cohort study

AJ Turnbull, E Donaghy, L Salisbury, P Ramsay… - British journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Polypharmacy is common and closely linked to drug interactions. The impact of
polypharmacy has not been previously quantified in survivors of critical illness who have …