Open AccessComprehension of prescriptions and errors in taking prescribed medicines by veterans – Polypharmacy a problem underrated
Author(s) -
Anuj Singhal,
Arun Kumar Yadav,
Shankar Subramanian,
Basant Kumar Pathak,
Aakriti Gupta,
Vivek Aggarwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_260_20
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medicine , observational study , medical prescription , confidence interval , population , family medicine , cohort study , cross sectional study , psychiatry , gerontology , emergency medicine , environmental health , intensive care medicine , nursing , pathology
Polypharmacy is a significant problem in the elderly. The veteran population is unique in terms of better access to health-care services and higher educational qualifications. However, the studies to assess the burden and effects of polypharmacy in this cohort are rare. Hence, the research was done to find the prevalence of polypharmacy in the veteran population.