Potentially inappropriate medications and medication combinations before, during and after hospitalizations: an analysis of pathways and determinants in the Swiss healthcare setting

Abstract Background A hospitalization phase represents a challenge to medication safety especially for multimorbid patients as acute medical needs might interact with pre-existing medications or evoke adverse drug effects. This project aimed to examine the prevalence and risk factors of potentially...

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Main Authors: Kevin Migliazza, Caroline Bähler, Daniel Liedtke, Andri Signorell, Stefan Boes, Eva Blozik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06550-w