Medication changes implemented during medication reviews and factors related to overprescribing: post-hoc analyses of a randomized clinical trial in geriatric outpatients with polypharmacy
Abstract:Aims: To describe the medication changes implemented during
physician-led medication reviews that resulted in improved
health-related quality of life; and to explore factors that could
identify patients with overprescription.
Methods: Post-hoc analyses of data from a pragmatic,
non-blinded, randomized clinical trial investigating a medication review
intervention (NCT03911934) in 408 geriatric outpatients taking
≥9 medicines.
Results: The most frequent medicine change in the medication
review group (n=1… Show more
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