 Polypharmacy
"Polypharmacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of multiple drugs administered to the same patient, most commonly seen in elderly patients. It includes also the administration of excessive medication. Since in the United States most drugs are dispensed as single-agent formulations, polypharmacy, though using many drugs administered to the same patient, must be differentiated from DRUG COMBINATIONS, single preparations containing two or more drugs as a fixed dose, and from DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION, two or more drugs administered separately for a combined effect. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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D019338
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E02.319.698
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polypharmacy" by people in Profiles.
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Psomas CK, Hoover DR, Shi Q, Brown TT, Vance DE, Holman S, Plankey MW, Tien PC, Weber KM, Floris-Moore M, Bolivar HH, Golub ET, McDonnell Holstad M, Radtke KK, Tamraz B, Erlandson KM, Rubin LH, Sharma A. Polypharmacy Is Associated With Falls in Women With and Without HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 07 01; 90(3):351-359.
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Ailey SH, Heller T, Brown HE. Mental Health of Older Adults With Intellectual Disability. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2022 Jul; 60(7):10-14.
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Ekram ARMS, Woods RL, Ryan J, Espinoza SE, Gilmartin-Thomas JFM, Shah RC, Mehta R, Kochar B, Lowthian JA, Lockery J, Orchard S, Nelson M, Fravel MA, Liew D, Ernst ME. The association between polypharmacy, frailty and disability-free survival in community-dwelling healthy older individuals. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Jul-Aug; 101:104694.
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Volgman AS, Nair G, Lyubarova R, Merchant FM, Mason P, Curtis AB, Wenger NK, Aggarwal NT, Kirkpatrick JN, Benjamin EJ. Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients 75 Years and Older: JACC?State-of-the-Art?Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 01 18; 79(2):166-179.
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Thanoo N, Gilbert AL, Trainor S, Semanik PA, Song J, Lee J, Dunlop DD, Chang RW. The Relationship between Polypharmacy and Physical Activity in Those with or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 09; 68(9):2015-2020.
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High KP, Brennan-Ing M, Clifford DB, Cohen MH, Currier J, Deeks SG, Deren S, Effros RB, Gebo K, Goronzy JJ, Justice AC, Landay A, Levin J, Miotti PG, Munk RJ, Nass H, Rinaldo CR, Shlipak MG, Tracy R, Valcour V, Vance DE, Walston JD, Volberding P. HIV and aging: state of knowledge and areas of critical need for research. A report to the NIH Office of AIDS Research by the HIV and Aging Working Group. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Jul 01; 60 Suppl 1:S1-18.
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Russell CL, Ruppar TM, Matteson M. Improving medication adherence: moving from intention and motivation to a personal systems approach. Nurs Clin North Am. 2011 Sep; 46(3):271-81, v.
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Kompoliti K, Goetz CG. Neuropharmacology in the elderly. Neurol Clin. 1998 Aug; 16(3):599-610.
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