Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication in people with dementia: a nationwide study.

Rachel Underlien Kristensen; Ane Nørgaard; Christina Jensen-Dahm; Christiane Gasse; Theresa Wimberley; Gunhild Waldemar

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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication in people with dementia: a nationwide study.

June 13, 2018

Kristensen RU, Nørgaard A, Jensen-Dahm C, et al. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;63(1):383-394.

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Prior research has shown that polypharmacy in elderly patients with dementia is associated with a greater risk of functional decline. This cross-sectional study of Danish patients age 65 and older found that polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use were common in this population and were more frequent among patients with dementia.

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