Prevalence of Polypharmacy, Hyperpolypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Akshaya S. Bhagavathula (Author), Kota Vidyasagar (Author), Manik Chhabra (Author), Muhammed Rashid (Author), Rishabh Sharma (Author), Deepak K. Bandari (Author), Daniela Fialova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Older people often receive multiple medications for chronic conditions, which often result in polypharmacy (concomitant use of 5‒9 medicines) and hyperpolypharmacy (concomitant use of ≥10 medicines). A limited number of studies have been performed to evaluate the prevalence of polypharma...