Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens

Polypharmacy is very common in older adults and increases the risk of inappropriate and unsafe prescribing for older adults. Older adults, particularly women (who make up the majority of this age group), are at the greatest risk for drug-related harm. Therefore, optimising drug prescribing for older...

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Published in:	The Lancet. Healthy longevity Vol. 2; no. 5; pp. e290 - e300
Main Authors:	Rochon, Paula A, Petrovic, Mirko, Cherubini, Antonio, Onder, Graziano, O'Mahony, Denis, Sternberg, Shelley A, Stall, Nathan M, Gurwitz, Jerry H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2021 Elsevier
Subjects:	Gerontology/Geriatrics Internal Medicine
ISSN:	2666-7568, 2666-7568
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