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KMID : 1039620200100060407
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Korean Journal of Family Practice
2020 Volume.10 No. 6 p.407 ~ p.417
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Polypharmacy in Geriatrics and Beers Criteria
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Kim Jin-Ho
Lee Seung-Hwa
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Abstract
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As life expectancy increases, the number of elderly people with chronic diseases has been gradually increasing. As a result, the number of drugs taken has also increased. The purpose of this article is to determine the clinical significance and current status of multi-dose medications and to suggest methods of reducing inappropriate prescriptions through the "American Geriatrics Society updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults 2012."
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KEYWORD
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Polypharmacy, Geriatrics, Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Beers Criteria
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