Association between number of medications and indicators of potentially inappropriate polypharmacy: a population-based cohort of older adults in Quebec, Canada
The strong association between the increasing number of medications and reduced polypharmacy quality underscores the importance of medication count beyond therapeutic indications. With widespread medication use, many older adults face quality issues.
Authors
- Justin P. Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0613-108X)
- Caroline Sirois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-7883)
- Alexandre Campeau Calfat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-2165)
- Marc Simard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9424-1926)
- Véronique Boiteau
Institutions
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20420986241309882
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé