The composition of polypharmacy: A register-based study of Swedes aged 75 years and older.

Jonas W WastessonAngel Cedazo MinguezJohan FastbomSilvia MaioliKristina Johnell

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Almost half of the individuals aged ≥75 years are exposed to polypharmacy in Sweden. A handful of drugs make a large contribution to the overall prevalence of polypharmacy and the majority of drugs prescribed to persons aged ≥75 years are used in combination with other drugs. This highlights the high use of drugs, and the need to consider other concurrent drug treatments when prescribing for older adults.

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