Polypharmacy in the elderly: A deeper analysis of drug utilization in Sweden and Germany

Introduction:  If a person uses many different drugs at the same time it can be termed “polypharmacy”. Polypharmacy is mostly seen in the elderly and often associated with negative aspects of drug treatment. Some negative consequences of using many drugs are a higher risk of drug-drug interactions a...

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Main Author: Nordin, Jelina
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala University, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-167142