This case study highlights the importance of assessing medication appropriateness and adherence in frail older adults to prevent negative health outcomes.
May prompt medication reviews in frail older adults; leaves open efficacy of routine protocols in larger cohorts.
There are a number factors that need to be considered when managing frail older people with multiple health problems. Inappropriate polypharmacy and poor adherence, particularly in older adults, is associated with negative health outcomes. In addition to assessing the patient's current symptoms and health status, it is therefore important to consider which medications patients are prescribed, whether they are appropriate and whether they are being taken as prescribed. This case study aims to increase awareness of poor adherence to medication in the older adult population.
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