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- Title
Number of medicines taken correlates with renal function in older patients.
- Authors
Nakayama, Saki; Hirota, Yurika; Suzuki, Yuiko; Nonaka, Ryo; Kurosawa, Emiko; Arima, Youtaro; Oizumi, Tomoya; Yamagata, Toshihiro; Mashiko, Shigeto; Furukawa, Katsutoshi
- Abstract
The article explores the relationship between polypharmacy and renal function among elderly individuals. It discusses the number of medications influences renal health and emphasizes the implications for managing medication regimens in aging populations. It mentions the study originates from the Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University in Sendai, Japan, authored by multiple researchers including Saki Nakayama, Yurika Hirota, and Yuiko Suzuki.
- Subjects
JAPAN; KIDNEY physiology; STATISTICAL correlation; KIDNEY function tests; ACADEMIC medical centers; CREATININE; DATA analysis; SCIENTIFIC observation; POLYPHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHRONIC diseases; RESEARCH; MEDICAL records; ACQUISITION of data; STATISTICS; DRUGS; DATA analysis software; COMORBIDITY; OLD age
- Publication
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 7, p742
- ISSN
1444-1586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ggi.14899