Introduction: Polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications by one individual, is
increasingly common among older adults. Caring for the growing number of older people …

Polypharmacy, defined as regular use of at least five medications, is common in older adults
and younger at-risk populations and increases the risk of adverse medical outcomes. There …

Deprescribing can be defined as the process of withdrawal or dose reduction of medications
which are considered inappropriate in an individual. The aim of this narrative review is to …

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 …

Importance Medication therapy management (MTM) services (also calledclinical pharmacy
services) aim to reduce medication-related problems and their downstream outcomes …

Background: Polypharmacy paves the way for non-adherence, adverse drug reactions,
negative health outcomes, increased use of healthcare services and rising costs. Since it is …

The global population of multimorbid older people is growing steadily. Multimorbidity is the
principal cause of complex polypharmacy, which in turn is the prime risk factor for …

Multi-morbidity and polypharmacy are common in older people and pose a challenge for
health and social care systems, especially in the context of global population ageing. They …

Background Polypharmacy (PP) and potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) are highly
prevalent in older adults with cancer. This study systematically reviews the associations of …

Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent problem in older persons, and is challenging to assess
and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods …