Medication Management in Patients With Polypharmacy in Primary Care: A Scoping Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Inappropriate polypharmacy increases the risk of medication-related issues. Adequate management of polypharmacy is a challenge involving different healthcare professionals, complex decision-making and ideally including patient involvement. The objective of this scoping review was to provide an overview of national recommendations for medication management of patients with polypharmacy in primary care.

Methods

A scoping review of clinical practice guidelines focusing on medication management in adults with polypharmacy, applicable to primary care was performed. Databases (G-I-N, Turning Research into Practice and PubMed), network, and a global report were screened for guidelines published after 2000 in English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, or Russian. Raw data we

SUBMITTER: Engels L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923579 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature