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The use of multiple medications is also known as polypharmacy.
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| Living with multiple medicines: an in-depth examination of experiences and management of multiple medicines | Living with multiple medicines research project summary |
Project Summary | Research & Evaluation community | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 |
| Indicators of Quality Prescribing: 7 | Indicators of Quality Prescribing: Indicator 7 Identifying Medicine Misadventure. This indicator asks practices if they have a policy on identifying patients at high risk of medicine misadventure. |
Professional tool - Indicators of quality prescribing | Health Professionals | 2006-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 32 report: Drugs in the elderly | Elderly lady presents with cognitive decline, agitation, recent fall and a complex medication regimen. |
Professional activity - Case study report | Health Professionals | 2004-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 12 report: Polypharmacy | Elderly patient taking multiple medications presents with increasing shortness of breath. His medical conditions include angina, heart failure and osteoarthritis. |
Professional activity - Case study report | Health Professionals | 2000-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 12: Polypharmacy | Elderly patient taking multiple medications presents with increasing shortness of breath. His medical conditions include angina, heart failure and osteoarthritis. |
Professional activity - Case study | Health Professionals | 2000-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Polypharmacy | Looks at ceasing medications and adverse effects of drugs. What is polypharmacy? Steps for managing polypharmacy in elderly patients. Case study. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2000-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Articles on polypharmacy from NPS RADAR | Get independent, accurate, evidence-based info on polypharmacy. Written for doctors, pharmacists & other health professionals |
Topic overview | Health Professionals | 2009-10-28 00:00:00 |
| Do you take any other medicines? | Learn about the importance of keeping records of all the medicines you take, including nonprescription and complementary drugs, and letting your doctor know about them. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2005-03-01 00:00:00 |
| Managing someone else’s medicines | Advice on managing the medicines of someone you take care of, including seeking information from doctors, keeping a record of the person's problems, and reading the labels on medicines. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2004-12-01 00:00:00 |
| A positive approach to managing medicines | Learn about the novel ways People Living with HIV/AIDS Victoria (PLWHA) has developed to ensure that people with HIV have the information they need to manage their medicines effectively. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2004-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Home Medicines Reviews explained | Learn about Home Medicines Reviews, which can help reduce the number of medication errors, including many which require hospitalisation. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2004-03-01 00:00:00 |
| When switching to a generic medicine isn’t recommended | National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) issued a statement today advising that in some special instances, switching to a generic medicine is not recommended. |
Media release | Others | 2007-10-09 00:00:00 |
| Too many doctors! | Educates adult ESL patients about the dangers of drug interactions and advises them to seek professional advice when using multiple drugs. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Too many doctors! activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients about the dangers of drug interactions and how to seek professional advice when using multiple drugs. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| How can I avoid interactions? | Complementary medicines and other medicines: tell your doctor and carry a Medicines List. See more FAQs about medicines choices. |
FAQ | Consumers | 2011-01-24 00:00:00 |
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Date published: 2010-12-17 00:00:00
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