Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy
Fried TR, Mecca MC. Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1123-1127. PMID: 30697698, PMCID: PMC6561813, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseDrug PrescriptionsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHumansInappropriate PrescribingMalePolypharmacyConceptsNumber of medicationsAppropriate polypharmacyOlder adultsMedication benefitsComplex medication regimensMultiple chronic conditionsVulnerable older adultsMedication appropriatenessUnderestimate harmsInappropriate medicationsMore medicationsAdverse eventsMore observational studiesMedication regimensComplex regimenAdverse outcomesAppropriate medicationChronic conditionsMedications resultsObservational studyPolypharmacyMedicationsHealth outcomesCorrect medicationLikelihood of harm