Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate prescribing and medication complexity in Turkish older patients in the community pharmacy setting.

Zeynep SayınMehmet Kemal KanikYasin ÖzenBetul Okuyan

Published in: Acta clinica Belgica (2020)

More than half of the Turkish older patients had polypharmacy and the rate of PIP was high. A higher number of PIP was associated with advanced age, higher number of chronic diseases, polypharmacy, and more complex medication regimens.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
electronic health record
emergency department
primary care
mental health
drug induced