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Elsevier, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2(17), p. 168-172

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.08.009

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Advanced Age and Medication Prescription: More Years, Less Medications? A Nationwide Report From the Italian Medicines Agency

Journal article published in 2015 by Graziano Onder, Pierluigi Russo, Diego Sangiorgi, L. Raeli, M. Zambetti, V. Valsecchi, E. Scopinaro, L. Trentin, R. Roni, F. V. Rosa, P. Scanavacca, M. Saglietto, A. Verzola, M. Prioli, F. Sanfelici and other authors.
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Abstract

In older adults co-occurrence of multiple diseases often leads to use of multiple medications (polypharmacy). The aim of the present study is to describe how prescription of medications varies across age groups, with specific focus on the oldest old.