Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications, and drug-drug interactions in older COVID-19 inpatients
Zhaoyan Chen,
Fangyuan Tian,
Ya Zeng
Abstract:Objectives
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications, and drug-drug interactions on in-hospital mortality in older COVID-19 inpatients.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted using electronic medical data from a tertiary hospital in Chengdu from December 2022 to January 2023. The 2019 AGS/Beers criteria was used to evaluate the potentially inappropriate mediation (PIM) status of… Show more
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