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

• Main Authors: Caroline Sirois (Author), Nelia Sofia Domingues (Author), Marie-Laure Laroche (Author), Arsène Zongo (Author), Carlotta Lunghi (Author), Line Guénette (Author), Edeltraut Kröger (Author), Valérie Émond (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...