What is polypharmacy? A systematic review of definitions

Abstract 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. A systematic review was conducted to identify and summarise polypharmacy definitions in existing literat...

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Main Authors: Nashwa Masnoon, Sepehr Shakib, Lisa Kalisch-Ellett, Gillian E. Caughey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0621-2