Polypharmacy trends in Massachusetts : ‡bexamining the prevalence of multiple, concurrent prescriptions.
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Digital Collection
Alternative Title
Examining the prevalence of multiple, concurrent prescriptions.
Author(s)
Massachusetts. Health Policy Commission.
Publisher
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Date Issued
2025-06
Language
English (United States)
Type
Book
Abstract
"As the majority of existing literature on polypharmacy focuses on adults over the age of 65, the HPC is utilizing commercial pharmacy claims data to explore trends in polypharmacy in the under 65 adult commercially insured Massachusetts population. This analysis identified commercially insured Massachusetts residents between the ages of 18 and 64 with full-year pharmacy coverage in the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database from 2018-2022 with at least one claim for a prescription medication. Individuals were considered to have polypharmacy if they concurrently used five or more prescriptions to manage chronic conditions for at least thirty days."--Background.
Series
HPC DataPoints; 29
Digital Collection
Organizations / Corporate Body
Massachusetts. Health Policy Commission.
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