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Prevalence of polypharmacy exposure among hospitalized children in the United States.
Feudtner C, Dai D, Hexem KR, et al. Prevalence of polypharmacy exposure among hospitalized children in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166(1):9-16. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.161.
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January 12, 2012
Feudtner C, Dai D, Hexem KR, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166(1):9-16.
Polypharmacy (prescribing multiple, often similar medications) has been shown to be a risk factor for adverse drug events. This study used data from a national database to document a striking incidence of polypharmacy among hospitalized children.
