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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2022

A concerning trend in geriatric pharmacy that merits evidence-based intervention.

Hunter Merritt Hughes, Hamasah Nizami, Juan Sebastian Polanco, Jessica Poulson, Alice Cai, Rea Mittal, Lilly Su, Pranjal Jain, Rohit Jain

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Hunter Merritt HughesSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-7429
Hamasah NizamiSchool of Medicine, American University of Integrative Sciences, St. Michael, Barbados.
Juan Sebastian PolancoFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jessica PoulsonSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Alice CaiSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Rea MittalSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5083-5864
Lilly SuSchool of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Pranjal JainUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
Rohit JainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of polypharmacy on geriatric populations are an emerging concern that merits more exploration. The primary goal of this review was to evaluate the current body of knowledge on polypharmacy and explore the preventive and corrective measures to avoid negative outcomes. Even if a medication has an appropriate indication, polypharmacy in the geriatric population is associated with an increased risk of drug-drug or drug-condition interactions. Recent efforts to prevent polypharmacy include the development of interprofessional teams in clinics dedicated to medication review and reconciliation, deprescription plans aimed to safely discontinue potentially inappropriate medications, and inpatient screening tools that provide prescribing recommendations. In conclusion, polypharmacy affects a high percentage of the geriatric population. Current efforts to address and prevent polypharmacy are ongoing but have not been widely adopted.

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Cascadegeriatricmedicationpolypharmacyprescriptionreconciliation

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PMID35754581
PMCPMC9196665

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