Considering additive effects of polypharmacy : Analysis of adverse events in geriatric patients in long-term care facilities.

CONCLUSION: Patients in long-term facilities frequently suffer from many adverse events. Concomitantly administered drugs have to be frequently considered as plausible causes for adverse events. These additive effects of drugs should be more focused in patient care and research. PMID: 33090261 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33090261?dopt=Abstract

Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - October 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lexow M, Wernecke K, Schmid GL, Sultzer R, Bertsche T, Schiek S Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research