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quality of life.

depression.

**6. Conclusions**

the patient.

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To Eduardo Schnitzler, MD

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

mention the impact it has on quality of life.

a deterioration in quality of life, because a person who receives inappropriate medication increases 2.3 times the chance of perceiving a deterioration in their

Furthermore, it is possible to affirm that there is a relationship between the inappropriate prescription of medication and polypharmacy, female sex, age over 80 years, presence of comorbidities such as pain, anxiety and/or

After carrying out this work, it is concluded that aging is characterized by a series of extremely individualized physiological, psychological and social factors, that older adults represent a risk group with a higher degree of vulnerability to drugs. The most commonly used medications are pain relievers, oral anticoagulants and psychotropic drugs. We have shown that there is a close relationship between the medication administered in the elderly and the perception of quality of life. Therefore, it is essential that their prescription be carried out individually, taking into account the social and family context of

to know other impacts on the public health of this population segment.

A systematic review found that the drugs most exclusively included in the inappropriate prescription were non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and benzodiazepines [12]. The review of Mahony [12], it states that the application of the STOPP criteria improves clinical outcomes in multimorbid older people but does not

We have not found studies of quality of life and inappropriate medication. It is important to link the states of well-being with the inappropriate use of medications

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Ana Fajreldines\*, Marisa Bazzano, Belen Beldarrain, Stefanía Barberis and Marcelo Pellizzari Aleman Hospital, Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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