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Deprescribing medications: Do out‐of‐pocket costs have a role?

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Almost half (42%) of adults aged ≥65 in the US take five or more medications (defined as polypharmacy), 1 which can lead to considerable financial burden on patients and their families.In 2017, 29% of Medicare beneficiaries who had ≥3 chronic conditions spent more than 20% of their income on medical care. 2 When medications are unaffordable, patients may need to choose between their medications and other essentials, such as food, rent, or gas. 3 Patients struggling to afford their care might skip doses or abandon their medications

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17974

Authors: Anna Hung, Caroline E. Sloan, Cynthia Boyd, Elizabeth A. Bayliss, Susan N. Hastings, Matthew L. Maciejewski