November 26, 2014GerontologyOpen Access

Temporal Trends in Polypharmacy and Hyperpolypharmacy in Older New Zealanders over a 9-Year Period: 2005-2013

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Population

Older New Zealanders

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

9 years (2005-2013)

Authors

Discussion

Polypharmacy exposure rose among older adults; extends temporal trends but leaves open outcome associations.

Population

Older New Zealanders

Outcome

Temporal trends in polypharmacy and hyperpolypharmacy

There is an increasing trend of polypharmacy and hyperpolypharmacy among older New Zealanders, highlighting the need to reduce medication burden.

Nishtala et al. (2014) studied this question.

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