Objective Polypharmacy has been linked to a myriad of adverse consequences, and
escalating rates of polypharmacy present an emerging concern, particularly among older …

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 …

A medication error is a preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm. 2. We found 36 studies reported error rates in primary care, care homes and …

Chronic insomnia affects 57% of the elderly in the United States, with impairment of quality
of life, function, and health. Chronic insomnia burdens society with billions of dollars in direct …

Objectives Deprescribing has been proposed as a way to reduce polypharmacy in frail older
people. We aimed to reduce the number of medicines consumed by people living in …

BackgroundNumerous treatment guidelines recommend that long-term use of
benzodiazepines (BZD) should be avoided primarily due to development of tolerance and a …

Purpose To assess the prevalence of polypharmacy and frailty, to examine their association,
and to establish their independent and combined effects on mortality in a sample of French …

Polypharmacy characterizes ongoing prescription of multiple medications in a patient.
Following the demographic change and growing number of elderly patients, polypharmacy …

Background: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are defined as those medicines
having a greater potential risk than benefit for older adults. In this systematic literature …

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 …