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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Volume 304, Issue 14, Pages 1592-1601Publisher
AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1482
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- National Institute on Aging and the American Federation for Aging Research [K23 AG030999]
- Department of Veterans Affairs [IIR 06-080]
- National Institute of Aging [R01AG027017, P30AG024827, T32 AG021885, K07AG033174, R01AG034056]
- National Institute of Mental Health [R34 MH082682]
- National Institute of Nursing Research [R01 NR010135]
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [HS017695, HS018721]
- Veterans Administration Health Services [IIR06-062]
- SCAN Foundation
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Multiple medication use is common in older adults and may ameliorate symptoms, improve and extend quality of life, and occasionally cure disease. Unfortunately, multiple medication use is also a major risk factor for prescribing and adherence problems, adverse drug events, and other adverse health outcomes. Using the case of an older patient taking multiple medications, this article summarizes the evidence-based literature about improving medication use and withdrawing specific drugs and drug classes. It also describes a systematic approach for how health professionals can assess and improve medication regimens to benefit patients and their caregivers and families. JAMA. 2010;304(14):1592-1601 www.jama.com
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