Background Polypharmacy increases the risk of potentially inappropriate prescribing.
STOPP&START criteria identify a group of drugs representing inappropriate medication and …

INTRODUCTION: Polypharmacy is often observed in elderly patients and is associated with
an increased risk of adverse drug reactions, side effects and interactions. Clinicians should …

Objective To investigate correlates of polypharmacy at discharge from wards of general
medicine and geriatrics. Population 2465 patients enrolled in the Gruppo Italiano di …

Aims Antiplatelet therapy is recommended for the secondary prevention of cardio‐and
cerebrovascular disease, but for primary prevention it is advised only in patients at very high …

Background Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication prescriptions are associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. Most interventions proposed to improve appropriate …

Purpose To assess the prevalence of inappropriate prescriptions of antithrombotic therapies
(AT) in older outpatients and examine the associated factors. Methods A multicenter cross …

Aim This study aims to determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing
(PIP) among patients discharged from Internal Medicine, the drugs and factors associated …

Aim: This study assessed medication use patterns and polypharmacy in patients who were
admitted through an acute assessment unit (AAU) and stratified results according to patient …

Objectives To determine the prevalence and incidence of polypharmacy/hyperpolypharmacy
and which medications are most prescribed to patients with varying burden of …

Objective Despite the frequent use of antiplatelet medication (AM) in the elderly patients,
very few studies have investigated its prescription. We describe AM prescription through …