Epidemiology and associated factors of polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: a northern Italian cross-sectional study

Epidemiology and associated factors of polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: a northern Italian cross-sectional study

Abstract Background A precondition for developing strategies to reduce polypharmacy and its well-known harmful consequences is to study its epidemiology and associated factors. The objective of this study was to analyse the prevalence of polypharmacy (defined as ≥8 prescribed drugs), of potentially...

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Main Authors: Giuliano Piccoliori, Angelika Mahlknecht, Marco Sandri, Martina Valentini, Anna Vögele, Sara Schmid, Felix Deflorian, Adolf Engl, Andreas Sönnichsen, Christian Wiedermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Polypharmacy
Inappropriate prescribing
Older adults
General practice
Drug interactions
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02141-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02141-w

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