2024
Contribution of Potentially Inappropriate Medications to Polypharmacy-Associated Risk of Mortality in Middle-Aged Patients: A National Cohort Study
Guillot J, Justice A, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Pariente A, Bezin J, Rentsch C. Contribution of Potentially Inappropriate Medications to Polypharmacy-Associated Risk of Mortality in Middle-Aged Patients: A National Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38831248, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08817-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle-aged patientsRisk of mortalityVeterans AffairsChronic medicationsVA patient populationIntegrated healthcare systemNational cohort studyAssociated with increased mortalityMiddle-aged individualsMechanism of injuryMiddle-aged peopleAssociated with mortalityInappropriate medicationsBeers criteriaHealthcare systemAttenuate riskCohort studyClinical characteristicsGeneral populationHyperpolypharmacyFollow-upPolypharmacyPatient populationBackgroundThe roleCox model
2020
Polypharmacy in HIV: recent insights and future directions.
Edelman EJ, Rentsch CT, Justice AC. Polypharmacy in HIV: recent insights and future directions. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2020, 15: 126-133. PMID: 31833963, PMCID: PMC7543953, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000608.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsSeverity of illnessInappropriate medicationsDrug interactionsActual adverse eventsSubstance useTotal drug burdenMechanism of injuryElectronic health recordsNonantiretroviral medicationsUpdate findingsMore medicationsAdverse eventsDrug burdenClinical managementPolypharmacyDirect biomarkerMedicationsModifiable mechanismsPWHSicker individualsHealth recordsStrong associationHIVInjuryIllness