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Purpose: Telepharmacy (TF) represents a tool to manage the complexity related to drug therapies and to guarantee continuity of patient empowerment in transitions of care. The aim of this work is to analyze the critical issues related to the implementation of the TF service, in order to enhance its application.
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September 2024
ICES (LCM, AE, AH, MAC, MT, CJM, SEB), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (AM, SEB), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Women's College Research Institute (MT, SEB), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute (SEB), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:
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- The study aimed to analyze the trends of hyperpolypharmacy (taking 10 or more medications) in older adults before and after their admission to nursing homes in Ontario, Canada.
- It involved a cohort of over 61,000 adults aged 75 and older and found that the prevalence of hyperpolypharmacy rose from 4.4% to 12.0% over ten years, continuing to 13.8% after admission.
- The increase in specific drug classes like antidepressants and antipsychotics indicates a growing need for better medication management in both community and nursing home environments.
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Institute for Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy, Henrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany.
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