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The epidemiology of polypharmacy [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2016 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 population, the increasing availability of preventative medications and an increasing use of single-disease guidelines and adherence to evidence-based practice.
Payne, Rupert A
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The epidemiology of polypharmacy in older adults: register-based prospective cohort study
Clinical Epidemiology, 2018 Lucas Morin,1 Kristina Johnell,1 Marie-Laure Laroche,2,3 Johan Fastbom,1 Jonas W Wastesson1 1Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 2University Hospital of Limoges, Service de Pharmacologie, Toxicologie et Pharmacovigilance ...
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Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2015 The objective was to assess the frequency of polypharmacy and potential complications among local seniors.A cross-sectional convenience sample of 59 adults aged above 65 years was interviewed at Cuyahoga county (U.S. state of Ohio) senior programs. Polypharmacy was defined as more than five prescribed medications.
Negar Golchin +4 more
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Focus, 2020 Physicians who treat patients with schizophrenia frequently encounter complex clinical situations not fully addressed by published treatment guidelines. Some of these situations lead to antipsychotic polypharmacy, often prescribed when clinical and social obstacles prevent access to clozapine and patients have had suboptimal responses to nonclozapine ...
Adriana, Foster, Jordanne, King
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Prescribed medicines for elderly frail people with diabetes resident in nursing homes : issues of polypharmacy and medication costs [PDF]
, 2011 Aims To describe the numbers and costs of medications prescribed to people living with diabetes resident in nursing homes in one primary care trust in the UK. Methods A retrospective case notes review of 75 people with known diabetes who were resident in
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BMJ Open, 2016 Objectives (1) To evaluate the prevalence of polypharmacy (5–9 medicines) and excessive polypharmacy (10+ medicines) and (2) to determine associated demographic and clinical characteristics in an ageing population with intellectual disabilities (IDs ...
Mary McCarron +4 more
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Polypharmacy in schizophrenia [PDF]
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2020 AbstractSchizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by a heterogeneous symptom profile which comprises a clinical platform for widespread use of polypharmacy even though antipsychotic monotherapy is the recommended treatment regimen. This narrative review provides a summary of the current gap between evidence and practice for use of ...
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Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 Polypharmacy may cause adverse health outcomes in the elderly. This study examined the prevalence of continuous polypharmacy and hyper‐polypharmacy, factors associated with polypharmacy, and the most frequently prescribed medications among older adults ...
Ho Jin Cho +3 more
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Polypharmacy, Adverse Outcomes, and Treatment Effectiveness in Patients ≥75 With Atrial Fibrillation
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020 Background Polypharmacy is highly prevalent in elderly people with chronic conditions, including atrial fibrillation (AF). The impact of polypharmacy on adverse outcomes and on treatment effectiveness in elderly patients with AF remains unaddressed ...
Nemin Chen +7 more
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