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Modeling polypharmacy side effects with graph convolutional networks [PDF]
Motivation: The use of drug combinations, termed polypharmacy, is common to treat patients with complex diseases or co-existing conditions. However, a major consequence of polypharmacy is a much higher risk of adverse side effects for the patient ...
M. Zitnik, Monica Agrawal, J. Leskovec
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The simultaneous use of multiple drugs—termed ‘polypharmacy’—is often required to manage multiple physiological and biological changes and the interplay between chronic disorders that are expected to increase in association with ageing.
Reham M. Alhumaidi+7 more
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Background Socioeconomic status (SES) may influence prescribing, concordance and adherence to medication regimens. This review set out to investigate the association between polypharmacy and an individual’s socioeconomic status.
A. Iqbal+6 more
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Objective To ascertain the burden and associated cost of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), polypharmacy and multimorbidity through a prospective analysis of all medical admissions to a large university teaching hospital over a 1-month period.
R. Osanlou+4 more
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Prevalence and impact of polypharmacy in older patients with type 2 diabetes
Polypharmacy is a prevalent condition in older adults, especially those with multiple chronic diseases, and has been largely associated with adverse outcomes, including disability, hospitalizations, and death.
Francesca Remelli+4 more
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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in geriatric oncology. [PDF]
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 of medication review and reduction.
Aparicio+65 more
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El reto del envejecimiento y la complejidad farmacoterapéutica en el paciente VIH+ [PDF]
Objective: To describe the current knowledge and management of aging and pharmacotherapeutic complexity in HIV + patients. Method: A review of literature was carried out, including articles, originals or reviews, published in English or Spanish, from ...
Abdel Kader Martín, Laila+3 more
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Evaluation of a pharmacist-led medication assessment used to identify prevalence of and associations with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use among ambulatory senior adults with cancer. [PDF]
PURPOSE: The use of multiple and/or inappropriate medications in seniors is a significant public health problem, and cancer treatment escalates its prevalence and complexity.
Andrel-Sendecki, Jocelyn+4 more
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Coping with complexity: working beyond the guidelines for patients with multimorbidities [PDF]
Primary care physicians believe they are delivering evidence-based care, understanding that adherence to evidence-based clinical guidelines results in tangible benefits in the populations for which they were developed.
Treadwell, Julian
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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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