Prevalence of medication overload among older people with HIV: a MedSafer study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people with HIV (PWH) are at risk of polypharmacy (taking multiple medications). Most medications may be necessary and indicated to manage HIV (e.g., antiretroviral therapy [ART]) and HIV-associated comorbidities. However, some are potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), defined as causing greater harm than benefit, which leads to medication overload. The objective of this study was to characterize polypharmacy (taking multiple medications) and medication overload (prescription of ≥ 1 PIMs) among older PWH.

Methods

This retrospective study included older PWH (aged ≥ 50 years old) attending the tertiary care HIV clinic at the McGill University Health Centre (Montreal, Canada), from June 2022-June 2023. Patient characteristics, medications, and select la

SUBMITTER: Bortolussi-Courval E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520045 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature