Medication Burden as a Clinical Risk Signal: Prospective Linkage of Polypharmacy, Drug–Drug Interactions and Adverse Drug Reactions with Outcomes in Multimorbid Medical Inpatients
Background: Multimorbidity frequently necessitates multiple medications, increasing the risk of drug–drug interactions (DDIs), adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and adverse clinical outcomes. This study prospectively evaluated medication burden and its consequences among General Medicine inpatients. Methods: A prospective...