Open AccessPolypharmacy and adverse drug reactions in Japanese elderly taking antihypertensives: a retrospective database study
Author(s) -
Manabu Akazawa,
Sato
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
drug healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s45347
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , drug , drug reaction , medicine , retrospective cohort study , adverse drug reaction , adverse effect , database , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , computer science
The concomitant use of multiple medications by elderly patients with hypertension is a relatively common and growing phenomenon in Japan. This has been attributed to several factors, including treatment guidelines recommending prescription of multiple medications and a continuing increase in the elderly population with multiple comorbidities.
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