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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 71.4%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

Medication appropriateness · older people receiving polypharmacy

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 947 participants
Very low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

The number of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) · older people receiving polypharmacy

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 2404 participants
Very low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

The proportion of patients with one or more potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) · older people receiving polypharmacy

It is very uncertain whether pharmaceutical care changes the proportion of patients with one or more potentially… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81 [0.68, 0.98]
13 studies · 4534 participants
Very low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

The number of potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) · older people receiving polypharmacy

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 691 participants
Very low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

The proportion of patients with one or more potential prescribing omission (PPO) · older people receiving polypharmacy

It is very uncertain whether pharmaceutical care changes the proportion of patients with one or more potential prescribing… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.5 [0.27, 0.91]
7 studies · 2765 participants
Very low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

Hospital admissions · older people receiving polypharmacy

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
14 studies · 4797 participants
Low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

Quality of life · older people receiving polypharmacy

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
16 studies · 7458 participants
Low