NIH R01 · 2025
Older adults (≥65 years old) constitute about 17% of the US population but account for ~57% of the population who use ≥3 drugs (polypharmacy). Currently, ~30million US adults use ≥3 drugs which increase their exposure to high-order drug-drug interactions (HDDIs), i.e. drug-drug interactions involving ≥3 drugs. HDDI is a major risk factor of serious adverse drug events (ADEs) that result in emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalization. Older adults, compared to younger adults, are 7-times more likely to be hospitalized and 2 to 3-times more likely to visit the ED for ADEs. However, knowledge on how to identify HDDI-ADE associations, data on the comparative safety of different 3-drug…
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