Prescription drug survey of elderly patients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders.

Keigo SatoRisa InagakiTakehiro MichikawaSoya KawabataKaori ItoMitsuhiro MoritaKazue HayakawaShinjiro KanekoShigeki YamadaNobuyuki Fujita

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2021)

This is the first study to cross-sectionally review the drugs prescribed to patients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. It clearly identified the factors associated with polypharmacy in elderly patients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. Particular attention should be paid to polypharmacy in elderly patients with lumbar degenerative disorders. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 121-126.

Keyphrases

middle aged
working memory
minimally invasive
adverse drug
emergency department