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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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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 +3 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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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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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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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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Evaluation of Polypharmacy and Drug Interactions in the Treatment of Patients with Sepsis [PDF]
, 2021 Objective:Comprehensive and supportive therapies of sepsis and septic shock (SSS) cause polypharmacy and increase the risk of drug interactions. This study aimed to evaluate the rate of polypharmacy, potential drug interactions, and clinical pharmacists’
Nursel Sürmelioğlu, Kutay Demirkan
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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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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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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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