Prescription-based prediction of baseline mortality risk among older men.
Rolf GedeborgHans GarmoDavid L RobinsonPär StattinPublished in: PloS one (2020)
A majority of older men had a history of prescribed medications and many drug classes were associated with mortality rate, including drug classes not directly indicated for a specific comorbidity represented in commonly used comorbidity measures. Prescription history can improve baseline risk assessment but some associations might be context-sensitive.