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Factors associated with the identification of drug therapy problems among older patients in Primary Health Care.

Bianca Menezes DiasDjenane Ramalho de OliveiraBruna Damazio SantosCarina de Morais NevesGrazielli Cristina Batista de OliveiraDaniela Álvares Machado SilvaYone de Almeida NascimentoAnnaline Stiegert CidGabriela Oliveira BuzelinSabrina Gonçalves FerreiraKirla Barbosa DetoniMariana Martins Gonzaga do Nascimento
Published in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2022)
There is a high frequency of problems related to medication use among older users of Primary Health Care, and the medication therapy management services should be prioritized to the older patients, who present with polypharmacy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and age ≥ 75 years, since they are more likely to have more drug therapy problems.
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