Trends in polypharmacy and dispensed drugs among adults in the Netherlands as compared to the United States.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Polypharmacy is becoming increasingly common owing to the ageing population, which can pose problems for patients and society. We investigated the trends in polypharmacy and underlying drug groups among adults in the Netherlands from 1999 to 2014 stratified by age, and compare...

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Main Authors: Monika P Oktora, Petra Denig, Jens H J Bos, Catharina C M Schuiling-Veninga, Eelko Hak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214240