Analysis of Prevalence, Risk factors, and Potential Costs of Unnecessary Drug Therapy in Patients with Chronic Diseases at the Outpatient Setting.

CONCLUSION: Unnecessary drug therapy is common in the outpatient setting of hospitals and it endures an additional cost on the healthcare system. Identified risk factors associated with prescribing unnecessary medication should be specifically targeted to reduce the burden of unnecessary drugs and therefore unwarranted consequences. PMID: 31021675 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - Category: Health Management Tags: Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res Source Type: research