Global prevalence of polypharmacy among the COVID-19 patients: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Authors: Hooman Ghasemi, Niloofar Darvishi, Nader Salari, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Hakimeh Akbari, Masoud Mohammadi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Polypharmacy; Prevalence; COVID-19; Meta-analysis; Increased morbidity and mortality; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00456-x; https://doaj.org/article/ab5f27972d184d86973a7b2541f4bb69

Abstract Background Polypharmacy has traditionally been defined in various texts as the use of 5 or more chronic drugs, the use of inappropriate drugs, or drugs that are not clinically authorized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of polypharmacy among the COVID-19 patients, and t...