Chronic Medication Use and Factors Associated With Polypharmacy Among Outpatient Pediatric Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of chronic polypharmacy among pediatric patients in an outpatient setting.

Methods

We conducted a review of medications dispensed to patients from an outpatient pediatric facility during a 12-month period. Patients who received chronic medications (≥30 days' supply), which contained at least 1 active pharmaceutical ingredient were included in the study. Descriptive analysis was used to determine prevalence of polypharmacy while predictive factors for polypharmacy were evaluated using logistic regression.

Results

Our study included 3920 patients (median age, 9.9 years; IQR, 9.4) and 16,401 medications. The median number of chronic medications used among our study cohort was 2.0 (IQR, 1) with polyphar

SUBMITTER: Ewig CLY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9400180 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature