Family practice
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Prevalence and predictors of polypharmacy among older primary care patients in Germany.
Older people consume an increasing amount of medication. Polypharmacy is associated with an elevated risk of adverse health outcomes resulting in hospitalizations and sometimes death. ⋯ This older general practice population in Germany is among the top pharmaceutical user group of European study samples. Apart from disease-specific determinants, GPs should be aware that low subjective health and medication disagreement are independent predictors of polypharmacy.