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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in middle-aged adults: a significant problem with a lack of action and evidence to address it

Michael Naughton, Frank Moriarty and Patrick Redmond
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (1): BJGPO.2023.0209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0209
Michael Naughton
1 The Clinical Effectiveness Group, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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2 School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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3 Department of General Practice, RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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vol. 9 no. 1 BJGPO.2023.0209
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0209
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39592216

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  • Received October 19, 2023
  • Accepted January 26, 2024
  • Published online April 24, 2025.

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  1. Michael Naughton1,*,
  2. Frank Moriarty2 and
  3. Patrick Redmond3
  1. 1 The Clinical Effectiveness Group, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
  2. 2 School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  3. 3 Department of General Practice, RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Michael Naughton, m.naughton{at}qmul.ac.uk
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