Patient safety in primary health care and polypharmacy: cross-sectional survey among patients with chronic diseases

• Main Authors: Lorena Ulhôa Araújo (Author), Delba Fonseca Santos (Author), Emerson Cotta Bodevan (Author), Hellen Lilliane da Cruz (Author), Jacqueline de Souza (Author), Neila Márcia Silva-Barcellos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to characterize and determine the polypharmacy prevalence in patients with chronic diseases and to identify the factors associated, in order to improvement of pharmaceutical care focused on patient safety. Methods: cross-sectional study included 558 patients, covered by primary health car...