Prevalence, Prescribing Patterns, and Determinants of Polypharmacy among Geriatric Inpatients: A Retrospective Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Background: Polypharmacy has become an important challenge in geriatric care owing to the high prevalence of multimorbidity and age-related physiological changes that increase susceptibility to medication-related harm. Hospitalized older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactio...