The medication usage pattern and prevalence of polypharmacy among patients with sickle cell disease: a population-based study in southern Iran.

Abdullah AminiErfan TaherifardMohammadreza AkbariEhsan TaherifardNiloofar Dehdari EbrahimiMohammad Reza RajabiFahimeh ZamaniSeyed Javad RekabpourRazieh JafaraghaieJafar HassanzadehHossein Molavi Vardanjani

Published in: Expert review of hematology (2024)

Our study revealed notable underutilization of hydroxyurea and a high rate of polypharmacy, associated with age and multimorbidity, among patients with SCD in southern Iran.

Keyphrases

sickle cell disease
adverse drug
risk factors
healthcare
single cell