Assessment of Comorbidity and Use of Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs in Patients Above 65 Years Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinics

Background and aim: Aging is often accompanied by chronic diseases, comorbidity, and polypharmacy. Use of prescription/nonprescription drugs, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs seen frequently in the elderly. The aim of this study was to assess the comorbidity and multimorbidity status and to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Münevver Kurt MD, PhD, Melahat Akdeniz MD, PhD, Ethem Kavukcu MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-09-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419874274