[Chronic degenerative conditions as risk factors for lethal COVID-19Doenças crônicas degenerativas como fator de risco para letalidade por COVID-19].

Objective: To determine the relative risk of a lethal outcome associated with chronic degenerative conditions in patients with COVID-19.

Methods: A cohort study was conducted using electronic medical records belonging to patients who tested positive for COVID-19 on RT-PCR while receiving care as outpatients or inpatients in a social security system facility between March 2020 and March 2021. Two study groups were formed.

[Economic cost of polypharmacy in the elderly in primary health care].

Objective: to quantify the economic cost of polypharmacy in the elderly.

Methods: cost study design, made in two first-level medical units. The study was conducted in 131 older adult patients with polypharmacy, chronic degenerative disease and at least one medical visit per year.