Prevalence and trends of polypharmacy in U.S. adults, 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polypharmacy is one of the most important health issues for its potential impacts on disease burden and healthcare costs. The aim of this study was to update a comprehensive picture of prevalence and trends in polypharmacy over 20 years in U.S. adults.

Methods

Participants included 55,081 adults aged ≥ 20 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2018. The simultaneously use of ≥ 5 drugs in one individual was defined as polypharmacy. National prevalence and trends in polypharmacy were evaluated among U.S. adults within different demo-socioeconomic status and pre-existing diseases.

Results

From 1999-2000 to 2017-2018, the overall percentages of adults with polypharmacy remained on the rise, increasing fr

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337167 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature