Polypharmacy and mortality association by chronic kidney disease status: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study

• Main Authors: Winn Cashion (Author), William McClellan (Author), Suzanne Judd (Author), Abhinav Goyal (Author), David Kleinbaum (Author), Michael Goodman (Author), Valerie Prince (Author), Paul Muntner (Author), George Howard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Many Americans take multiple medications simultaneously (polypharmacy). Polypharmacy's effects on mortality are uncertain. We endeavored to assess the association between polypharmacy and mortality in a large U.S. cohort and examine potential effect modification by chronic kidney disea...