Polypharmacy in older people: time to take action
Date
2019
Version
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Type
Otros / Bestelakoak
Version
Versión aceptada / Onetsi den bertsioa
Impact
Abstract
The management of polypharmacy in older patients involves a paradigm shift that abandons the disease as the axis of health care towards an integral approach linked to multidisciplinary work, dedication and specifc preparation for medication prescribing in these patients, and a focus on medication reconciliation in transitions of care. Knowing how to face the challenge of polypharmacy and its cons ...
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Subject
Comprehensive geriatric assessment,
Frailty,
Holistic,
Medication reconciliation,
Multidisciplinary,
Older people,
Polypharmacy,
Transition of care
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
European Geriatric Medicine, 10 (1)
Departament
Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud /
Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Osasun Zientziak Saila
