Polypharmacy Definitions for Multimorbid Older Adults Need Stronger Foundations to Guide Research, Clinical Practice and Public Health

• Egile Nagusiak: Caroline Sirois (Egilea), Nelia Sofia Domingues (Egilea), Marie-Laure Laroche (Egilea), Arsène Zongo (Egilea), Carlotta Lunghi (Egilea), Line Guénette (Egilea), Edeltraut Kröger (Egilea), Valérie Émond (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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There are numerous definitions of polypharmacy to describe the use of many medications among older adults, but there is a need to clarify if they are purposive and meaningful. By means of a systematic review, we identified definitions of polypharmacy used in multimorbid older adults (≥65 years). We...