Polypharmacy and Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Home-Dwelling Older People - A Cross-Sectional Study.

Monica HermannNina CarstensLars KvingeAstrid FjellMarianne WennersbergKjersti FollesoKnut SkaugAke SeigerBerit Seiger CronfalkAnne-Marie Boström

Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2021)

The study revealed a high prevalence of polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions with both prescription and non-prescription drugs in older home-dwelling individuals. Close monitoring of the patients at risk of drug-drug interactions, and increased awareness of the potential of over-the-counter drugs to cause drug-drug interactions, is needed.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
drug induced
physical activity
human health
risk assessment
single cell
climate change