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Protocolo de Intervención en Polifarmacia by Cristhian Santamaría is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides a protocol for intervention in polypharmacy for elderly patients. It introduces that the elderly population is growing and requires more medical attention and medication. Having multiple illnesses can lead to excessive prescriptions from doctors or self-medication, resulting in taking many drugs at once, known as polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is generally defined as taking 4 or more medications regularly, although some definitions use 5 or more medications.
- Author
- Cristhian Santamaría
- Language
- EN