Medication management at home in older patients with polypharmacy: In-depth interviews with home visits.

Background: Older patients with multiple non-communicable diseases (NCDs) usually require ≥5 concurrent medications or polypharmacy. Little is known about how patients manage medications at home.

Objectives: This study qualitatively explored how older patients with polypharmacy manage medications at home in a primary care unit (PCU) in Pathum-Thani, Thailand.

Prevalence and Factors that Influence Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Thai Elderly in Primary Care Settings.

Background: Older age increases the likelihood of chronic diseases and polypharmacy with the likelihood of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in secondary and tertiary care levels, but in the primary care settings of Thailand there still is a need for more evidence. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of PIM in primary care settings, and to identify factors that influence the use of PIM.

Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in 2017.

Elderly Patients in Primary Care are Still at Risks of Receiving Potentially Inappropriate Medications.

Background: Most older adults with comorbidities in primary care clinics use multiple medications and are at risk of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) prescription.

Objective: This study examined the prevalence of polypharmacy and PIMs using Thai criteria for PIMs.

Methods: This study was a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Potentially inappropriate medications among the elderly in primary care in Thailand from three different sets of criteria.

Objective: The primary objective was to examine potentially inappropriate medications (or PIMs) in the elderly using three different criteria: Beers 2015, STOPP version 2, and Winit-Watjana (for Thai elderly patients). The secondary objective was to examine PIM-related factors.

Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study.