• Primary care · Sep 2017

    Review

    Managing Polypharmacy in the 15-Minute Office Visit.

    • Demetra Antimisiaris and Timothy Cutler.
    • Pharmacy and Medication Management Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, 501 East Broadway, Suite 240, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Louisville, 501 East Broadway, Suite 240, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Louisville, 501 East Broadway, Suite 240, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. Electronic address: demetra.antimisiaris@louisville.edu.
    • Prim. Care. 2017 Sep 1; 44 (3): 413-428.

    AbstractPolypharmacy is an underappreciated factor in undesirable patient outcomes. In older adults, polypharmacy is considered a syndrome of harm and presents a challenge to primary care providers. The United States has one of the highest medication use rates per capita in the world. With the aging population, and polypharmacy a significant part of the lives of older adults, management of polypharmacy poses both a growing challenge and an opportunity for all health care providers. This article provides an overview of skills to improve medication use management in older adults living with polypharmacy.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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