Defining polypharmacy: in search of a more comprehensive determination method applied in a tertiary psychiatric hospital

• Main Authors: Jeroen Govaerts (Author), Julie Boeyckens (Author), Astrid Lammens (Author), Annelies Gilis (Author), Filip Bouckaert (Author), Marc De Hert (Author), Jan De Lepeleire (Author), Brendon Stubbs (Author), Franciska Desplenter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: This cross-sectional pharmacoepidemiologic study examined the prevalence of polypharmacy and psychotropic polypharmacy among inpatients in a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Belgium. Methods: Current prescriptions of all inpatients suffering from mental disorders were extracted from the hospit...