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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 Despite clinical guidelines limiting the use of multiple concomitant antipsychotics to the most exceptional and treatment resistant cases, the prevalence of antipsychotic polypharmacy has been increasing worldwide.
Christian Farrell, Johann Brink
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Optimizing medication use in older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
, 2021 Background Globally, societies are ageing. In Switzerland, the population group of adults aged ≥ 65 years is projected to increase from around 17% in 2010 to a third of the population by the year 2050.
Jungo, Katharina Tabea
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Pharmacy, 2017 The purpose of the study was three-fold: (1) to estimate the national trends in antipsychotic (AP) polypharmacy among 6- to 24-year-old patients in the U.S.; (2) to identify frequently used AP agents and mental disorder diagnoses related to AP ...
Minji Sohn +2 more
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In defence of polypharmacy [PDF]
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2004 The Greek word πολς (polus) had several meanings, such as many, mighty, and wide. The English prefix poly- usually takes the first of these meanings; polymyalgia means pain in many muscles, polyneuropathy disease of many nerves. However, πολς could also mean too much or too many. We all have many red blood cells, so polycythaemia means having too many;
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Polypharmacy among the elderly
Journal of Mid-life Health, 2018 Older people are at risk for polypharmacy due to multiple chronic diseases. Considering the lack of information in this regard, the aim of this study was to investigate the state of polypharmacy among the elderly in the city of Amirkola in northern part of Iran.This descriptive/analytical cross-sectional study is a part of Amirkola Health and Aging ...
Seyed Reza Hosseini +3 more
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Preva Lence Of Quantitative And Qualitative Polypharmacy In Older Adults With Alzheimer Dementia [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingBACKGROUND: Polypharmacy can be defined quantitatively or qualitatively. One of the concepts underlying the quantitative definition of polypharmacy is the use of two or more medications.
Patrícia Medeiros de Souza +2 more
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Utilization of Psychotropic Medications and Polypharmacy Among Adults in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia
Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 2020 Globally, there has been a surge in the prevalence of mental health disorders, not excluding Saudi Arabia. The availability of newer psychotropic medications has led to increased prescribing and polypharmacy. In Saudi Arabia, exploration of the knowledge
Abdulkarim M. Meraya +7 more
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PLoS ONEBackgroundPolypharmacy, prescription of multiple medications to a patient, is a major challenge for health systems. There have been no peer-reviewed studies of polypharmacy prevalence and medication cost at a population level in England.AimsTo determine ...
Thomas Woodcock +8 more
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Breaking Down Psychiatric Polypharmacy: From Evidence to Practice
Annals of Indian PsychiatryPsychiatric polypharmacy, the use of multiple psychotropic medications, has significantly increased in recent decades. Prescriptions for three or more medications went from 5% in 1974 to 40% in 1995. The rates vary widely, from 13% to 90% globally. About
Ketaki Ladi +5 more
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, 2017 Background . Polypharmacy among elderly patients in primary care settings is a global phenomenon that has not been well examined in Thailand. Objectives .
Viwat Puttawanchai +3 more
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