Polypharmacy in multimorbid older adults: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medications, consistently evokes a negative connotation, notably because it is associated with a plethora of adverse events. Nonetheless, the number of individuals exposed to polypharmacy is increasing steeply, especially for older people with multiple diseases. There is a need to carefully study the phenomenon at the population scale to full assess the associated health outcomes. Yet, this reveals a complex task because there exists no consensus indicator of polypharmacy. In fact, the definitions of polypharmacy are heterogeneous and its predisposing factors and associated outcomes are not well defined. The goal of this systematic review is to summarize the literature on polypharmacy in multimorbid individuals aged 65 years a

SUBMITTER: Sirois C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5438541 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature