FREQUENCY OF POLYPHARMACY AND USE OF POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATIONS IN THE ELDERLY

Ozturk G. Z., Ardic C., Toprak D.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.20, no.4, pp.296-305, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.296-305
  • Keywords: Aging, Inappropriate prescriptions, Polypharmacy, Drug therapy, Drug prescription, Chronic disease, EU(7)-PIM LIST, UNITED-STATES, DRUG-USE, PRESCRIPTION, PATTERNS, BEERS, RISK
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Increased rates of increase in the elderly population, chronic illnesses and drugs usage are inevitable, making polypharmacy more frequent in older adults. Our study aimed to investigate the frequency of polypharmacy in the elderly and to examine their medication use.