Identifying, highlighting and reducing polypharmacy in a UK hospice inpatient unit using improvement Science methods

Polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medications by one individual is a growing global issue driven by an ageing population and increasing prevalence of multi-morbidity[1]. Polypharmacy can be problematic: interactions between medications, reduced adherence to medication, burden of medicatio...

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Autores principales: Phippen, Alison, Pickard, Jennie, Steinke, Douglas, Cope, Matt, Roberts, Dai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
BMJ Quality Improvement Programme
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28321300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u211783.w5035

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28321300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u211783.w5035

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