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 …

Abstract Purpose Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a common and potentially
preventable cause of unplanned hospitalization, increasing morbidity, mortality, and …

Caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) is challenging. The American
Geriatrics Society (AGS) previously developed The AGS Guiding Principles for the Care of …

Introduction The availability of potent antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV infection into
a chronic disease such that people living with HIV (PLWH) have a near normal life …

Deprescribing, an integral component of a continuum of good prescribing practices, is the
process of medication withdrawal or dose reduction to correct or prevent medication-related …

Aims The objective of the study was to quantify the association between SGLT2 inhibitors
and genital mycotic infection and between SGLT2 inhibitors and urinary tract infection (UTI) …

Purpose Polypharmacy is prevalent in older adults starting cancer treatment and associated
with potentially inappropriate medications (PIM), potential drug-drug interactions (DDI), and …

Importance Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly prescribed agents for
hypertension that can cause peripheral edema. A prescribing cascade occurs when the …

Background Polypharmacy may be particularly burdensome near the end of life, as patients
“accumulate” medications to treat and prevent multiple diseases. Objective To evaluate …

Population ageing has resulted in an increasing number of older people living with chronic
diseases (multimorbidity) requiring five or more medications daily (polypharmacy). Ageing …