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Epidemiology of Polypharmacy Among Family Medicine Patients at Hospital Discharge

James E. Rohrer, Gregory M. Garrison, Sara A. Oberhelman, Matthew R. Meunier

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health · 2013 · 18 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Drug reviews intended to reduce the rate of polypharmacy among discharged persons aged ≥65 years can be targeted at patients who have 2 or more high-risk diagnoses and at those discharged to receive personal health services either at home or in a convalescence facility.

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