Why the study?
Polypharmacy is common in older adults and linked to adverse outcomes, but prescribing patterns and polypharmacy extent in older patients with kidney failure are not well documented.
What are the prescribing patterns and extent of polypharmacy in older patients with kidney failure?
Population
Older patients with kidney failure in Australia enrolled in the OUTLOOK study
Key result
Medication use and polypharmacy among older Australian patients with kidney failure are being evaluated in the OUTLOOK study to address the lack of documentation regarding prescribing patterns.
Authors
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Encourages routine polypharmacy review in older kidney failure patients; extends limited prescribing evidence and leaves optimal deprescribing strategies open.
What are the prescribing patterns and extent of polypharmacy in older patients with kidney failure?
Siriwardana et al. (2026) studied this question. Medication use and polypharmacy among older Australian patients with kidney failure are being evaluated in the OUTLOOK study to address the lack of documentation regarding prescribing patterns.