The controversies surrounding polypharmacy in old age – where are we?
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DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2018.1510313
Abstract: Polypharmacy is, in simple terms, the concomitant use of multiple medications. This impreciseness opens up for controversies already in the basic definition of the concept and makes the term a cont... read more here.
Keywords: polypharmacy old; surrounding polypharmacy; pharmacology; old age ... See more keywords
How Chronic Is Polypharmacy in Old Age? A Longitudinal Nationwide Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15717
Abstract: To evaluate the chronicity of polypharmacy among older adults and to identify factors associated with chronic polypharmacy. read more here.
Keywords: chronic polypharmacy; polypharmacy old; longitudinal nationwide; old age ... See more keywords
Characterising polypharmacy in the very old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245648
Abstract: Background Polypharmacy is potentially harmful and under-researched amongst the fastest growing subpopulation, the very old (aged ≥85). We aimed to characterise polypharmacy using data from the Newcastle 85+ Study—a prospective cohort of people born in… read more here.
Keywords: characterising polypharmacy; polypharmacy old; old findings; frequently prescribed ... See more keywords