Trends in Drug Duplications in Swedish Older Adults: A Nationwide Register Study from 2006 to 2021
DD represents a common but unnecessary and potentially hazardous medication error. Our results indicate that during the last two decades, the prevalence has almost doubled in older adults with ordinary prescriptions, reaching 11% in 2021. More national efforts are needed to revert this trend, including a nationally available complete drug list for all patients, and prescriber support to detect DD.
Authors
- Jonas W. Wastesson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-4319)
- Johan Fastbom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-4668)
- Tatiana Erhan
Institutions
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drugs & Aging
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-024-01145-6
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet
- Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd