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excessive polypharmacy: a standalone construct

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excessivepolypharmacy1 CONSTRUCTExcessive polypharmacyJYRKKÄ · PHARMACY PRACTICE

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Pharmacy practice

concurrent use of ten or more medicines, distinguished from polypharmacy of five to nine medicines in studies of older adults.

In pharmacy practice, excessive polypharmacy refers to concurrent use of ten or more medicines, distinguished from polypharmacy of five to nine medicines in studies of older adults. This meaning comes from Jyrkkä (2009) in Drugs & Aging.[1]

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  1. Jyrkkä, J., Enlund, H., Korhonen, M. J., Sulkava, R., & Hartikainen, S. (2009). Patterns of Drug Use and Factors Associated with Polypharmacy and Excessive Polypharmacy in Elderly Persons: Results of the Kuopio 75+ Study: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Drugs & Aging, 26(6), 493-503. https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-200926060-00006

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