JOURNAL OF THE CZECH PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY AND THE SLOVAK PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY

Čes. slov. farm. 2023, 72(1):3-10 | DOI: 10.5817/CSF2023-1-3

Contribution to the concept of polypharmacy II. Prescription and use of medicines

Jozef Kolář1,2, Tünde Ambrus1,*, Dominik Grega1, Lenka Smejkalová1,2
1 Farmaceutická fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Ústav aplikované farmacie, Brno
2 Farmaceutická fakulta Univerzita Karlovy, Hradec Králové, Katedra sociální a klinické farmacie

The study defines the basic terminological structure associated with the concepts of prescribing and medication use in relation to polypharmacy. Correctly naming the current prescription or use of a medication by a particular patient allows for the selection of an appropriate change to minimize the medication burden. The aim remains to maintain the desired therapeutic outcomes with an improved quality of life.

Keywords: polypharmacy; social prescribing; rational prescribing; irrational prescribing; rational use of medicines; irrational use of medicines
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Práce byla podpořena grantem Masarykovy univerzity (MUNI/A/1246/2021).

Received: September 20, 2022; Accepted: November 11, 2022; Published: January 1, 2023  Show citation

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