Understanding and Managing Polypharmacy in the Aging Population
A. Csep, Florica Voiţă-Mekereş, Cristina Tudoran, Felicia Manole
Abstract
The likelihood of chronic illnesses and concurrent usage of several pharmaceuticals has grown due to the aging population and longer life expectancy, which might result in negative drug interactions and responses. This review research was conducted to look into the elderly’s polypharmacy management strategies, as there is no comprehensive study on the subject. Polypharmacy, the elderly, and prevalence were searched in the PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, Ovid, Magiran, and Sid dat
Topics & Concepts
PolypharmacyPopulation ageingGerontologyPopulationPsychologyMedicineEnvironmental healthIntensive care medicinePharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmaceutical Economics and Policy