The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty
Providing safe and effective drug therapy to older patients is challenging for physicians since there is not sufficient evidence to support the efficacy of these drugs and this population is susceptible to adverse drug reactions. Special consideration is needed when treating patients who require nur...
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Korea Geriatrics Society
2018-09-01
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| description | Providing safe and effective drug therapy to older patients is challenging for physicians since there is not sufficient evidence to support the efficacy of these drugs and this population is susceptible to adverse drug reactions. Special consideration is needed when treating patients who require nursing care or who are at a stage prior to disability (i.e., frailty) because they may have limited life expectancies, complications, or organ dysfunction. Polypharmacy refers to the condition in which a patient is taking many drugs and, thus, is at an increased risk of adverse events. Although it is difficult to avoid polypharmacy in older people with frailty, the periodic review of drugs and reduction of dose or discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medications are needed to address this problem. This article reviews the association between frailty and polypharmacy and counteractions against polypharmacy in patients with frailty. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08c43f765a8d47a8ae19a0e5e3ff354c2022-12-21T21:43:26ZengKorea Geriatrics SocietyAnnals of Geriatric Medicine and Research2508-47982018-09-0122311111610.4235/agmr.2018.22.3.111agmr.2018.22.3.111The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With FrailtyTaro Kojima0Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanProviding safe and effective drug therapy to older patients is challenging for physicians since there is not sufficient evidence to support the efficacy of these drugs and this population is susceptible to adverse drug reactions. Special consideration is needed when treating patients who require nursing care or who are at a stage prior to disability (i.e., frailty) because they may have limited life expectancies, complications, or organ dysfunction. Polypharmacy refers to the condition in which a patient is taking many drugs and, thus, is at an increased risk of adverse events. Although it is difficult to avoid polypharmacy in older people with frailty, the periodic review of drugs and reduction of dose or discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medications are needed to address this problem. This article reviews the association between frailty and polypharmacy and counteractions against polypharmacy in patients with frailty.http://www.e-agmr.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.4235/agmr.2018.22.3.111PolypharmacyDrug therapyFrailtyPotentially inappropriate medications |
| spellingShingle | Taro Kojima The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research Polypharmacy Drug therapy Frailty Potentially inappropriate medications |
| title | The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty |
| title_full | The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty |
| title_fullStr | The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty |
| title_short | The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty |
| title_sort | need for actions against polypharmacy in older people with frailty |
| topic | Polypharmacy Drug therapy Frailty Potentially inappropriate medications |
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