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Polypharmacy among community-dwelling elderly in Singapore: Prevalence, risk factors and association with medication non-adherence

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2019
Background: Polypharmacy, given its link with drug interactions, potentially inappropriate medications and medication non-adherence, may pose a significant health risk, especially among the elderly.
Yi Wen Tan, Sumithra Suppiah, Mary Ann C Bautista, Rahul Malhotra   +3 more
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Medication Risk and Polypharmacy in Minority Older Adults [PDF]

, 2020
Medication Risk and Polypharmacy in Minority Older Adults Rusha Patel, Depts. of Biology and Chemistry, with Dr. Youssef Roman, VCU School of Pharmacy, Dr. Elvin Price, VCU School of Pharmacy, and Dr.
Patel, Rusha
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Challenges of managing people with multimorbidity in today’s healthcare systems [PDF]

, 2015
Multimorbidity is a growing issue and poses a major challenge to health care systems around the world. Multimorbidity is related to ageing but many studies have now shown that it is also socially patterned, being more common and occurring at an earlier ...
Mercer, Stewart, Moffat, Keith
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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, Sepehr Shakib, Lisa Kalisch-Ellett, Gillian E. Caughey   +3 more
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Polypharmacy in African American Adults: A National Epidemiological Study

Pharmacy, 2019
Background: Despite the association between polypharmacy and undesired health outcomes being well established, very little is known about epidemiology of polypharmacy in the African American community.
Shervin Assari, Hamid Helmi, Mohsen Bazargan   +2 more
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Issues potentially affecting quality of life arising from long-term medicines use: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2013
Background Polypharmacy is increasing and managing large number of medicines may create a burden for patients. Many patients have negative views of medicines and their use can adversely affect quality of life.
A Alic, A Bowling, A Thompson, B Guthrie, BA Golomb, C Anderson, C Fox, C Salisbury, CA Anderson, CE Eades, DC Berry, DT Eton, DT Eton, F Stevenson, J Krska, J Krska, J Krska, J Krska, J Krska, JW Saultz, K Cox, L Ong, M May, MA Boustani, MA Hassali, MG Duerden, MJ Atkinson, N Britten, N Mead, P Pound, PA Rochon, R Adler, R Horne, RA Elliott, RA Elliott, S Kripalani, S Williams, SE Campbell, SN Weingart, T Kairuz, V Nunes   +40 more
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Prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in cardiovascular patients attending outpatient clinic in Ethiopia University Hospital.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:While there are advances in medicine and pharmaceutical care, the burden of medication use has also grown with polypharmacy. In this regard, cardiovascular patients are subjected to polypharmacy for a longer period. OBJECTIVE:The present study
Yonas Getaye Tefera, Mekuriaw Alemayehu, Gashaw Binega Mekonnen   +2 more
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Survey of polypharmacy prescription in a tertiary care Hospital, Belagavi

Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Polypharmacy is the use of four or more medications in one prescription or implies the prescription of too many medications for an individual. Concerns about polypharmacy include increase adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, prescribing
Suma Sukumaran, Premkumar Sundararajan, Hari Prasad Vishwanathan, Abeetha Saisubramanian, Tejashwini K, Renu Sharda, Hemachandrika Chidambaram   +6 more
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Defining pediatric polypharmacy: A scoping review.

PLoS ONE, 2018
ObjectivesLack of consensus regarding the semantics and definitions of pediatric polypharmacy challenges researchers and clinicians alike. We conducted a scoping review to describe definitions and terminology of pediatric polypharmacy.MethodsMedline ...
Paul M Bakaki, Alexis Horace, Neal Dawson, Almut Winterstein, Jennifer Waldron, Jennifer Staley, Elia M Pestana Knight, Sharon B Meropol, Rujia Liu, Hannah Johnson, Negar Golchin, James A Feinstein, Shari D Bolen, Lawrence C Kleinman   +13 more
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The association between lower urinary tract symptoms and falls: forming a theoretical model for a research agenda [PDF]

, 2017
Background: There is a well-recognised association between falls and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older adults, with estimates of odd ratios for falls in the presence of LUTS ranging between 1.5 and 2.3. Falls and LUTS are both highly prevalent
Booth, Joanne, Camicioli, Richard, Dumoulin, Chantale, Gibson, William, Hunter, Kathleen F., Paul, Lorna, Skelton, Dawn A., Wagg, Adrian   +7 more
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