Pharmacological treatments and medication-related problems in nursing homes in Catalonia: a multidisciplinary approach

Pharmacological treatments and medication-related problems in nursing homes in Catalonia: a multidisciplinary approach

Background: Aging correlates with increased frailty, multi-morbidity, and chronic diseases. Furthermore, treating the aged often entails polypharmacy to achieve optimal disease management, augmenting medication-related problems (MRPs). Few guidelines and tools address the problem of polypharmacy and...

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Main Authors: Emilie Anderssen-Nordahl, Margarita Sánchez-Arcilla Rosanas, Montserrat Bosch Ferrer, Mònica Sabaté Gallego, Eladio Fernández-Liz, Antonio San-José, Maria Estrella Barceló-Colomer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
medication review
frail elderly
nursing homes
medication therapy management
polypharmacy
potentially inappropriate medication list
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1320490/full

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