Developing a measure of polypharmacy appropriateness in primary care: systematic review and expert consensus study

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Developing a measure of polypharmacy appropriateness in primary care: systematic review and expert consensus study

Background: Polypharmacy is an increasing challenge for primary care. Although sometimes clinically justified, polypharmacy can be inappropriate, leading to undesirable outcomes. Optimising care for polypharmacy necessitates effective targeting and monitoring of interventions. This requires a valid,...

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Main Authors:	Burt, Jenni, Elmore, Natasha, Campbell, Stephen. M., Rodgers, Sarah, Avery, Anthony J., Payne, Rupert A.
Format:	Article
Published:	BioMed Central 2018
Subjects:	Polypharmacy; Primary Care; Inappropriate prescribing; Medication errors; Multimorbidity; Consensus methods; Systematic review
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51968/

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