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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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BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background Shared decision-making(SDM) is recognized as an important means of managing polypharmacy among older people with chronic diseases. However, no studies have quantitatively measured the effect of SDM on polypharmacy.
Qiao Zong +5 more
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Multimorbidity or polypharmacy: two sides of the same coin?
, 2015 Polypharmacy, broadly defined as the chronic co-prescription of several drugs [1], has long been recognized as problematic. The greater the number of medicines a patient takes, the greater the risk of adverse effects of any one medicine, and the greater ...
Carol Sinnott +3 more
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Polypharmacy for schizophrenia [PDF]
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2013 Combining psychotropic medications is common for people diagnosed with schizophrenia facing a variety of clinical circumstances. This review provides an update on evidence regarding the effectiveness of polypharmacy approaches.Epidemiology studies have demonstrated that polypharmacy is extremely common, but evidence regarding all polypharmacy ...
Jacob, Ballon, T Scott, Stroup
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Level, pattern, and determinants of polypharmacy and inappropriate use of medications by village doctors in a rural area of Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: Village doctors, informal health care providers practicing modern medicine, are dominant health care providers in rural Bangladesh. Given their role, it is important to examine their prescription pattern and inappropriate use of medication ...
Rasu, Rafia +6 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 +2 more
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Deprescribing and management of polypharmacy in the elderly
, 2023 reservedBackground. La gestione della polifarmacoterapia e delle problematiche ad essa associate rappresentano un’importante sfida per il personale sanitario. La deprescrizione è una pratica di sospensione dei farmaci che viene messa in atto per ridurre
LOMBARDO, ALESSIA
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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 +2 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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