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Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future
Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 16 (2015), 5; 609-618. https://doi.org/10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347
Marković-Peković, Vanda; Škrbić, Ranko; Petrović, Aleksandar; Vlahović-Palčevski, Vera; Mrak, Jana; Bennie, Marion; Fadare, Joseph; Kwon, Hye-Young; Schiffers, Krijn; Truter, Ilse; Godman, Brian

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Marković Peković, V., Škrbić, R., Petrović, A., Vlahović Palčevski, V., Mrak, J., Bennie, M. ... Godman, B. (2015). Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 16. (5), 609-618. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347

Marković Peković, Vanda, et al. "Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future." Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, vol. 16, no. 5, 2015, pp. 609-618. https://doi.org/10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347

Marković Peković, Vanda, Ranko Škrbić, Aleksandar Petrović, Vera Vlahović Palčevski, Jana Mrak, Marion Bennie, Joseph Fadare, et al. "Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future." Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research 16, no. 5 (2015): 609-618. https://doi.org/10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347

Marković Peković, V., et al. (2015) 'Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future', Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 16(5), pp. 609-618. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347

Marković Peković V, Škrbić R, Petrović A, Vlahović Palčevski V, Mrak J, Bennie M, and sur.. Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research [Internet]. 2015 December 15 [cited 2024 December 27];16(5):609-618. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347

V. Marković Peković, et al., "Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future", Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 609-618, December 2015. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:499506. [Accessed: 27 December 2024]

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Title (english)Polypharmacy among the elderly in the Republic of Srpska: extent and implications for the future
AuthorVanda Marković-Peković
AuthorRanko Škrbić
AuthorAleksandar Petrović
AuthorVera Vlahović-Palčevski
AuthorJana Mrak
AuthorMarion Bennie
AuthorJoseph Fadare
AuthorHye-Young Kwon
AuthorKrijn Schiffers
AuthorIlse Truter
AuthorBrian Godman
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Pharmacology)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Basic Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Family Medicine
Abstract (english)
The prescribing of medicines is a fundamental component of care for the elderly; however, there is increasing concern with polypharmacy and its impact on morbidity, mortality and costs. As a result, long-term prescription-medicine use and the prevalence of polypharmacy in the elderly in the Republic of Srpska were analyzed. The findings were subsequently used to suggest potential future measures. A retrospective study of all elderly patients during 2005-2010 stratified by age group (three groups), sex and long-term medicine use was performed. Polypharmacy (five or more medicines) increased from 1.4% of the elderly taking medicines long-term to 3.6% by 2010, with 53.6% of elderly taking two or more medicines long-term. The most prevalent diseases were cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Most prescriptions were in accordance with recent guidelines; however, there was a concern with appreciable prescribing of digoxin and aminophylline. Whilst polypharmacy rates are low in the Republic, the increasing rate is a concern. Further studies are planned.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionAccepted version
Journal titleExpert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
Numberingvol. 16, no. 5, pp. 609-618
p-ISSN1473-7167
e-ISSN1744-8379
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:499506
Publication2015-12-15
Document URLhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/14737167.2016.1115347
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