Effect of polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and anticholinergic burden on clinical outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and anticholinergic burden (as assessed by the anticholinergic risk scale) are commonly used as quality indicators of pharmacotherapy in older adults. However, their role in clinical practice is undefined. We sought to investigate longitudinal chan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Jg. 187; H. 4; S. E130 - E137
Hauptverfasser:	Lu, Wan-Hsuan, Wen, Yu-Wen, Chen, Liang-Kung, Hsiao, Fei-Yuan
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Canada Canadian Medical Association 03.03.2015 Joule Inc CMA Impact, Inc 8872147 Canada Inc
Schlagworte:	Age Distribution Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Cholinergic Antagonists - administration & dosage Clinical outcomes Cohort Studies Complications and side effects Drug therapy Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data Drug Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data Effects Female Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives - administration & dosage Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data Male Older people Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data Parasympatholytic agents Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Pharmaceutical research Pharmacology Polypharmacy Retrospective Studies Studies Taiwan - epidemiology Taiwan
ISSN:	0820-3946, 1488-2329, 1488-2329
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