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Treatment burden, clinical outcomes, and comorbidities in COPD: an examination of the utility of medication regimen complexity index in COPD

BACKGROUND: COPD patients are often prescribed multiple medications for their respiratory disease and comorbidities. This can lead to complex medication regimens resulting in poor adherence, medication errors, and drug–drug interactions. The relationship between clinical outcomes and medication burd...

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Autores principales: Negewo, Netsanet A, Gibson, Peter G, Wark, Peter AB, Simpson, Jodie L, McDonald, Vanessa M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5638593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29062230
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S136256