Polypharmacy in older people: time to take action

Marta Gutiérrez-Valencia; Nicolas Martínez-Velilla; Arturo Vilches-Moraga

doi:10.1007/s41999-018-0140-5

Polypharmacy in older people: time to take action

Eur Geriatr Med. 2019 Feb;10(1):1-3. doi: 10.1007/s41999-018-0140-5. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Authors

Marta Gutiérrez-Valencia¹, Nicolas Martínez-Velilla², Arturo Vilches-Moraga³

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy Department, Navarrabiomed, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
² Department of Geriatric Medicine, Navarrabiomed, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
³ Ageing and Complex Medicine Directorate, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford, UK. avilchesmoraga@gmail.com.

PMID: 32720284
DOI: 10.1007/s41999-018-0140-5

No abstract available

Keywords: Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Frailty; Holistic; Medication reconciliation; Multidisciplinary; Older people; Polypharmacy; Transition of care.

Publication types

Editorial