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20 de feb. de 2023 · Review how polypharmacy becomes a problem in elderly patient populations. Identify medications to avoid in the elderly. Summarize the possible strategies to reduce polypharmacy. Outline how an interprofessional team can coordinate managing polypharmacy and deprescribe medications if needed.
- Ranjan Dahal, Sangita Bista
- 2023/02/20
- 2021
Polypharmacy is very common in older adults and increases the risk of inappropriate and unsafe prescribing for older adults. Older adults, particularly women (who make up the majority of this age group), are at the greatest risk for drug-related harm.
- Paula A Rochon, Paula A Rochon, Mirko Petrovic, Antonio Cherubini, Graziano Onder, Denis O'Mahony, S...
- 2021
10 de mar. de 2021 · Regardless of the definition, polypharmacy is highly prevalent in older adults. Approaches to increase the appropriateness of polypharmacy can improve clinical outcomes in older adults. Keywords: Polypharmacy, Multimorbidity, Older adults, Health outcomes, Inappropriate prescribing. Go to: Abstract. Background.
- Farhad Pazan, Martin Wehling
- 10.1007/s41999-021-00479-3
- 2021
- Eur Geriatr Med. 2021; 12(3): 443-452.
Today, polypharmacy, a common and important problem related to drug use, occurs subsequent to this multimorbidity in the elderly in all populations. In recent decades, several scientific investigations have studied polypharmacy and its correlates, using different approaches and definitions, and their results have been inconclusive.
- Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Mohsen Shati, Abasali Keshtkar, Seyed Kazem Malakouti, Mohsen Bazargan, She...
- 2016
By the time they reach age 60, most Americans are taking at least one prescription medication for a chronic health issue such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. Regular use of multiple prescriptions ― polypharmacy ― may raise the risk of overmedication, especially in older people.
Polypharmacy is associated with resulting increased hospitalizations and higher costs of care for individuals and health care systems. To reduce polypharmacy, we delineate a systematic, consultative approach to identify highest-risk medications and drug-therapy problems.
The most widely accepted definition of polypharmacy is the use of 5 or more medications per day. As illustrated in earlier discussion, some comorbidities require the use of multiple medications and may be appropriate for some patients. These medications have improved health and life expectancy of older adults.
