2024
DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12593
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Polypharmacy and risk of fractures in older adults: A systematic review

Marie‐Eve Gagnon,
Denis Talbot,
Florence Tremblay
et al.

Abstract: BackgroundFractures have serious health consequences in older adults. While some medications are individually associated with increased risk of falls and fractures, it is not clear if this holds true for the use of many medications (polypharmacy). We aimed to identify what is known about the association between polypharmacy and the risk of fractures in adults aged ≥65 and to examine the methods used to study this association.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review with narrative synthesis of studies published … Show more

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