Prescription Rates, Polypharmacy and Prescriber Variability in Swiss General Practice-A Cross-Sectional Database Study

• Main Authors: Yael Rachamin (Author), Levy Jäger (Author), Rahel Meier (Author), Thomas Grischott (Author), Oliver Senn (Author), Jakob M. Burgstaller (Author), Stefan Markun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: The frequency of medication prescribing and polypharmacy has increased in recent years in different settings, including Swiss general practice. We aimed to describe patient age- and sex-specific rates of polypharmacy and of prescriptions of the most frequent medication classes, and to explo...