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The impact of number of drugs prescribed on the risk of potentially inappropriate medication among outpatient older adults with chronic diseases

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2013

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Mao-Chung Weng, Ching‐Yi Tsai, Kevin Sheu, Y.-T. Lee, Hsin‐Chien Lee, Shu‐Ling Tzeng, K.-C. Ueng, C.-C. Chen, Szu-Han Chen

Abstract

The number of prescribed medications can be an index of PIM risk in older patients with chronic diseases. Clinicians should suspect high PIM risk in older outpatients with ≥ 5 prescriptions.

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