An update on the clinical consequences of polypharmacy in older adults: a narrative review

JW Wastesson, L Morin, ECK Tan… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications by one individual, is
increasingly common among older adults. Caring for the growing number of older people …

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people

A Rankin, CA Cadogan, SM Patterson… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Potentially inappropriate prescribing in community-dwelling older people across Europe: a systematic literature review

E Tommelein, E Mehuys, M Petrovic, A Somers… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is one of the main risk factors for
adverse drug events (ADEs) in older people. Purpose This systematic literature review aims …

Appropriate polypharmacy and medicine safety: when many is not too many

CA Cadogan, C Ryan, CM Hughes - Drug safety, 2016 - Springer
The use of multiple medicines (polypharmacy) is increasingly common in middle-aged and
older populations. Ensuring the correct balance between the prescribing of 'many'drugs and …

Potentially inappropriate medication use in older patients in Swiss managed care plans: prevalence, determinants and association with hospitalization

O Reich, T Rosemann, R Rapold, E Blozik, O Senn - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To describe the prevalence and determinants of potentially inappropriate
medication (PIM) use and association with hospitalizations in an elderly managed care …

[HTML][HTML] Polifarmacia y prescripción de medicamentos potencialmente no apropiados en ancianos

JA Castro-Rodríguez, JP Orozco-Hernández… - Revista médica de …, 2015 - scielo.org.co
La prescripción de medicamentos en pacientes ancianos es y ha sido compleja debido a la
influencia de los cambios fisiológicos de la edad en el metabolismo de estos, a los sesgos …

Eco-pharmacovigilance of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Necessity and opportunities

B He, J Wang, J Liu, X Hu - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Eco-pharmacovigilance (EPV) is a practical and powerful approach to minimize the potential
risks posed by pharmaceutical residues in environment. However, it is impracticable to …

Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in patients with dementia: an underresearched problem

C Parsons - Therapeutic advances in drug safety, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are increasingly prevalent across healthcare systems and
settings as global demographic trends shift towards increased proportions of older people in …

[HTML][HTML] Potentially inappropriate medications prescribing according to Beers criteria among elderly outpatients in Jordan: a cross sectional study

A Al-Azayzih, R Alamoori… - Pharmacy Practice …, 2019 - SciELO Espana
Resumen AL-AZAYZIH, Ahmad; ALAMOORI, Rawan y ALTAWALBEH, Shoroq M. Potentially
inappropriate medications prescribing according to Beers criteria among elderly outpatients …

Hospital readmissions, mortality and potentially inappropriate prescribing: a retrospective study of older adults discharged from hospital

D Counter, JWT Millar, JS McLay - British journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Applying version 2 of the STOPP/START criteria to discharge prescriptions of older
adults discharged from a general medical unit, the aim of this study is to assess potentially …