Review paper
What is polypharmacy? A systematic review of definitions
Abstract
Multimorbidity and the associated use of multiple medicines (polypharmacy), is common in the older population. Despite this, there is no consensus definition for polypharmacy. A systematic review was conducted to identify and summarise polypharmacy definitions in existing literature. The reporting of this systematic review conforms to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. MEDLINE (Ovid),...
Figures & Tables
Table 1 Breakdown of polypharmacy definitions according to the category of defin...
Table 2 Various numerical only definitions of polypharmacy and associated terms ...
Table 3 Numerical definitions of polypharmacy and associated terms by duration o...
Table 4 Descriptive definitions of polypharmacy and associated terms
Paper Details
Title
What is polypharmacy? A systematic review of definitions
Published Date
Oct 10, 2017
Journal
Volume
17
Issue
1
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