Potentially inappropriate medications for the elderly: Incidence and impact on mortality in a cohort ten-year follow-up.

Potentially inappropriate medications for the elderly: Incidence and impact on mortality in a cohort ten-year follow-up.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Pharmacological therapy plays an important role in disease control in the elderly; unfortunately, this comes with a high prevalence in the use of medications classified as potentially inappropriate.<h4>Objective</h4>To analyze the incidence, risk factors,...

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Main Authors: Natacha Christina de Araújo, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Brenda Godoi Mota, João Paulo Neves Mota, Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Valéria Pagotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240104

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