How many prescription medications are taken daily?
Regular tablets, capsules, and other oral medications.
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HomePolypharmacy load
Polypharmacy load meter
Seven questions — get an indicative assessment of medication load from a polypharmacy perspective. The result tells you whether a medication review (LHKA) is worth booking. Answers stay in your browser and are not stored on our servers; if you book a demo, you can choose to attach them.
Context:Over half of people aged 75+ use six or more medicines concurrently (Jyrkkä et al., Kuopio 75+ Study, Drugs & Aging 2009). This tool evaluates overall load and directs toward a medication review (LHKA) when appropriate.
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What is this based on?
Questions and scoring are built on published clinical guidelines and Finnish regulatory protocols. This page does not replace a pharmacist-led or physician-led medication review.
- Käypä hoito — Medication in the elderlyFinnish clinical guidelines on managing polypharmacy and minimising risk in older adults.
- Fimea — Medication review (LHKA) protocolOfficial description of the LHKA protocol — the most effective single tool for managing polypharmacy in Finland.
- Fimea — High-risk medications in older adultsList of medication categories requiring heightened monitoring in older adults.
- interRAI Home Care — Medications (Section M)International framework for medication-related assessment in home care.
- WHO — Adherence to Long-Term Therapies (2003)Landmark review of factors affecting medication adherence and the risks of complex regimens.