Disentangling concepts of inappropriate polypharmacy in old age: a scoping review.

Sofie Rosenlund Lau Frans Boch Waldorff Anne Holm Anne Frølich John Sahl Andersen Mette Sallerup Sarah Emilie Christensen Stine Søndersted Clausen Tina Drud Due Pernille Hølmkjær

Published in: BMC public health (2023)

Inappropriate polypharmacy is a concept loaded by its heterogeneity and the usefulness of a single definition is doubtful. Instead, the framework suggested in this article representing different dimensions of inappropriate polypharmacy may serve as an initial strategy for focusing research and practice on polypharmacy in old age.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
primary care
drug delivery
single cell
emergency department
quality improvement