Contribution to the concept of polypharmacy I. Etymological notes and characteristics
Authors:
Jozef Kolář; Tünde Ambrus; Dominik Grega; Lenka Smejkalová
Published in:
Čes. slov. Farm., 2022; 71, 245-250
Category:
Review Articles
doi:
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5817/CSF2022-6-245
Overview
The contribution captures three basic concepts of the term polypharmacy. The analysis of four bibliographic databases demonstrates the importance of the correct and uniform use of terminology. It also approximates the most common numerical expression of the level of polypharmacy and the most common extended terms of polypharmacy.
Keywords:
definition – polypharmacy – etymology – characteristics – concepts
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