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Are payment methods for prescription drugs associated with polypharmacy in older adults in Ireland? Evidence from the TILDA cohort study

OBJECTIVES: Polypharmacy is commonly defined as the use of five or more medications, is associated with a range of adverse outcomes and is particularly common in older adults. We sought to examine the relationship between polypharmacy and payment methods for prescription drugs among older adults in...

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Autores principales: Varley, Aine, Cullinan, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33004388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036591