Prevalence of Chronic Polypharmacy in Community-Dwelling Elderly People in Poland: Analysis of National Real-World Database Helps to Identify High Risk Group

Introduction: Multimorbidity often comes with age, making elderly people particularly prone to polypharmacy. Polypharmacy, in turn, is a risk factor for adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, non-adherence to medication, negative health outcomes, and increased healthcare services utilizatio...

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Main Authors: Przemysław Kardas, Aneta Lichwierowicz, Filip Urbański, Ewa Chudzyńska, Marcin Czech, Grzegorz Kardas
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e2dc330329c47088374f722920069e8
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