An evaluation of polypharmacy medication reviews in GP practices

Polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of four or more medications by a single patient, is ever-increasing. It enhances the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and can represent a huge burden to patients. Medication reviews are the proposed panacea for reducing such problematic polypharmacy....

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Huddersfield Press 2017-02-01
Series:Fields
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Online Access:https://www.fieldsjournal.org.uk/article/id/427/