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Prevalence and Predicting Risk Factors of Polypharmacy in Azar Cohort Population.

Afshin GharekhaniMohammadhossein SomiAlireza OstadrahimiAyda HatefiArash Haji KamanajSina HassannezhadElnaz Faramarzi
Published in: Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR (2022)
Our study emphasized the importance of routine monitoring to evaluate polypharmacy among those aged 35 to 59 and the elderly. Physicians should carefully assess drug suitability, especially in multimorbid and obese patients, to prevent excessive polypharmacy and its potentially negative impacts.
Keyphrases
  • obese patients
  • risk factors
  • adverse drug
  • bariatric surgery
  • roux en y gastric bypass
  • gastric bypass
  • middle aged
  • emergency department
  • weight gain
  • drug induced
  • community dwelling