Recognizing and preventing unacknowledged prescribing errors associated with polypharmacy

• Main Authors: Giovanna Gentile (Author), Antonio Del Casale (Author), Ottavia De Luca (Author), Gerardo Salerno (Author), Sara Spirito (Author), Martina Regiani (Author), Matteo Regiani (Author), Saskia Preissner (Author), Monica Rocco (Author), Robert Preissner (Author), Maurizio Simmaco (Author), Marina Borro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prescribing errors put an enormous burden on health and the economy, claiming implementation of effective methods to prevent/reduce them. Polypharmacy regimens (five or more drugs) are highly prone to unacknowledged prescribing errors, since the complex network of drug-drug inter...