Polypharmacy And The Use Of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among Aged Inpatients

• প্রধান লেখক: Marcus Vinicius Palmeira Oliveira (লেখক), David Costa Buarque (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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OBJECTIVE: In Brazil, 70% of older adults have at least one chronic disease and, of these, 60% use more than four medications regularly, characterizing polypharmacy. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are used by 40% of this population. Both polypharmacy and PIM use are associated with neg...