Polypharmacy and Medication-Related Problems in Hemodialysis Patients: A Call for Deprescribing

• Main Authors: Majed Alshamrani (Author), Abdullah Almalki (Author), Mohamed Qureshi (Author), Oyindamola Yusuf (Author), Sherine Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Polypharmacy is a common problem among hemodialysis patients. It is associated with increased hospital admissions, morbidity, mortality, Medication-Related Problems (MRPs), and expenditures. There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of polypharmacy in our setting. This study aims to determine the...