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Polypharmacy is the use of 5 or more medications. It is common among the elderly
patients. This may affect the morbidity and mortality of elderly patients and can also affect the
quality of life of the patients who are with the comorbid conditions. The comorbid conditions
which we considered are hypertension, diabetes,Thyroid, coronary artery disease(CAD),
Congestive heart failure(CHF), Ischaemic heart disease(IHD). The use of many drugs may
improve the condition of the patient, and it may also cause adverse effects, which can be
associated with increased mortality and morbidity too, thus effecting their Quality of life. The
factors, which contribute to Polypharmacy include occurrence of Multiple chronic diseases,
Comorbid conditions, Concomitant use of different medications because of irrational therapy,
Multiple hospitalization, Multiple prescribers for single patient, Self-medication is also one of
the main causes of polypharmacy, and many OTC drugs are available, whose irrational use may
also lead to Polypharmacy. Among the cardiovascular patient’s drug-related problems are one of
the most demanding public health-issue. Geriatrics are vulnerable to mortality and morbidity,
polypharmacy can easily effect mortality and morbidity, due to their age-related physiological
conditions, and pathological conditions. Polypharmacy may also increase the length of the
hospital stay, if a patient develops any side effects during their treatment, frequent
hospitalisation, and it may also increase the death rate among cardiovascular patients.
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"Study on the effect of polypharmacy on the quality of life in cardiovascular patients", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.418 - 427, September-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2209053.pdf
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