Opioids, benzo use higher in RACFs: study

Polypharmacy more common in residential aged care residents compared to community-dwelling older adults, new whole-of-population study finds A Western Australian study has compared medicines use among adults aged >65 years between community-dwelling and residential aged care facility (RACF) populations, finding higher rates of cumulative polypharmacy among RACF residents. Drawing on whole-of-population linked data from 2012–2019,