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Adherence to polypharmacy - use of multidrug punch cards in primary care [PDF]
, 2015 Adherence is defined as ‘the extent to which a person’s behavior – taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed recommendations from a health care provider’.
Böni, Fabienne
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Prevalence of polypharmacy in the older adult population within primary care in Portugal: a nationwide cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction Polypharmacy is commonly defined as the simultaneous use of five or more medications; however, there is a lack of consensus regarding the most appropriate definition. It is a significant predictor of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares +2 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Introduction: Polypharmacy is a risk factor for adverse health outcomes, higher use of medical services and additional costs. The problem has gained attention as a consequence of aging and related multimorbidity.
Przemysław Kardas +5 more
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Prevalence and predictors of polypharmacy among Korean elderly.
PLoS ONE, 2014 ObjectivePolypharmacy is widespread in the elderly because of their multiple chronic health problems. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and predictors associated with polypharmacy in a nationally representative sample of ...
Hong-Ah Kim +3 more
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Polypharmacy and the coproduction of the experience between physicians and patients
Teoria e Prática em Administração, 2021 Purpose: To identify how physicians can help polypharmacy patients deal with their disease condition by focusing on the non-clinical factors of care processes.
Md Mafuzul Huq +2 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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Risk of Self-Medication Practices, Polypharmacy and Drug Interactions Among Elderly Patients
, 2021 Drug-drug interactions are becoming more frequent in health care as a risk factor responsible for many emergency cases and clinic visits. Polypharmacy is affecting more and more people, and it is higher among the elderlies who are on a high number of ...
Afsan, Yazan
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What is polypharmacy? A systematic review of definitions
BMC Geriatrics, 2017 Background Multimorbidity and the associated use of multiple medicines (polypharmacy), is common in the older population. Despite this, there is no consensus definition for polypharmacy.
Nashwa Masnoon +3 more
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An overview of prevalence, determinants and health outcomes of polypharmacy
Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 2020 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 of taking multiple medications in an older, multi-morbid population, who are
Mina Khezrian +3 more
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QJM, 2006 New drug treatments, new indications for older drug treatments, lower thresholds for treating risk factors in preventative medicine, and an ageing population acquiring multiple pathologies all contribute to the development of polypharmacy. Longitudinal studies document the rise in prescribed medications, particularly in the elderly.
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