Polypharmacy integration with medication appropriateness index

• In: Poster presentation
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HPS-144
• By: WU, Tien-Yuan (Tzu Chi University, Pharmacology, Hualien, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Ya-Ling Ko: Pharmacy, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China
  Tien-Yuan Wu: Pharmacology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Province of China;Pharmacy, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China
  Hui-Hsia Hsieh: Pharmacy, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China
  Chi-Hua Chen: Pharmacy, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Polypharmacy is administering four or more medicines for a patient, especially treating the coexisting conditions, and may result in adverse drug reactions and interactions. A primary pharmacist can integrate elder citizens' medications to reduce the risk of drug-drug interactions. It also has benefits to reduce the medical expenses.

  Purpo..

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