Are the kind of medications and patient's background associated with improving polypharmacy in elderly?

Background Polypharmacy is associated with negative outcomes in older population. Managing polypharmacy is important but there is no definite method for regulating it. Our aim was to evaluate what medications and patient's background are associated with reducing polypharmacy. Methods A prospective, single‐center, cohort study was conducted from June to October in 2016. Participants were 65 and older hospitalized patients. We evaluated the...