Sarcopenia is associated with a greater risk of polypharmacy and number of medications: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Main Authors: Konstantinos Prokopidis (Author), Panagiotis Giannos (Author), Jean Yves Reginster (Author), Olivier Bruyere (Author), Mirko Petrovic (Author), Antonio Cherubini (Author), Konstantinos K. Triantafyllidis (Author), Konstantinos S. Kechagias (Author), Yannis Dionyssiotis (Author), Matteo Cesari (Author), Kinda Ibrahim (Author), David Scott (Author), Mario Barbagallo (Author), Nicola Veronese (Author), Special interest group in Systematic Reviews and Meta‐analyses and the Task Force on Pharmaceutical Strategy of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Polypharmacy in older adults is associated with multiple negative consequences that may affect muscular function, independently from the presence of medical conditions. The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to investigate the association of sarcopenia with polypharmacy and...