2020
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14291
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Overprescribing and rational therapeutics: Barriers to change and opportunities to improve

Abstract: There is increasing national and international interest in overprescribing and polypharmacy, and the burden that the inappropriate use of multiple medicines can place on individual patients and on society as a whole. This paper explores the challenges faced by prescribers and pharmacists wishing to reduce polypharmacy, including the uncertainties about the risks and benefits of continuing or stopping individual drugs. We discuss the factors influencing us to prescribe—which may lead to overprescribing—includin… Show more

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“…13 This has led to a recent increase in prophylactic medications for age-related disorders such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis in this age group. 18 Among patients aged 25-79 years, medications were mainly used to treat different medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, dyslipidaemia, acid reflux disorders, depression and pain. 17 The epidemiology of medication use varies between age groups, so the definition of taking 'too many medications' should also change correspondingly.…”
Section: Multimorbidity In Younger Adultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…13 This has led to a recent increase in prophylactic medications for age-related disorders such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis in this age group. 18 Among patients aged 25-79 years, medications were mainly used to treat different medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, dyslipidaemia, acid reflux disorders, depression and pain. 17 The epidemiology of medication use varies between age groups, so the definition of taking 'too many medications' should also change correspondingly.…”
Section: Multimorbidity In Younger Adultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The main factors contributing to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is an excessive consumption in the treatment of various diseases, as well as the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry [2]. At the same time, the time of emergence of resistance to new antibacterial drugs was significantly reduced [3,4] Several researchers report that the main reason for the formation of bacterial resistance to many antimicrobial agents used is the production of R plasmids when conjugated from other bacteria [5][6][7][8], which contain antibiotic resistance genes. They can be transmitted from one bacterium to another, forming resistance in the entire population.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[7][8][9] The development of compounds with the ability to inhibit bacterial growth has been of great interest in recent years. [10] Even though pharmacological industries have produced a number of new antibiotics in the last three decades, resistance to these drugs by microorganisms has increased. The problem of microbial resistance is growing and the outlook for the use of antimicrobial drugs in the future is still uncertain.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%