Traditional korean medicine
Intervention1 paper3 findings
- Humans1
Outcomes
3Potentially inappropriate medications
downin humans1Low certainty
1 study
Potentially inappropriate medications
downin humans1Low certainty
Traditional korean medicine decreases potentially inappropriate medications in humans (from 22.9% to 19.1%).
Humanscerebrovascular diseasen = 1,175
Impact of Traditional Korean Medicine on Reducing Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study · Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 22 Aug 2026
Polypharmacy prevalence
downin humans1Low certainty
1 study
Polypharmacy prevalence
downin humans1Low certainty
Traditional korean medicine decreases polypharmacy prevalence in humans (from 74.5% to 64.9%).
Humanscerebrovascular diseasen = 1,175
Impact of Traditional Korean Medicine on Reducing Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study · Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 22 Aug 2026
Prescribed conventional drugs
downin humans1Low certainty
1 study
Prescribed conventional drugs
downin humans1Low certainty
Traditional korean medicine decreases prescribed conventional drugs in humans (from 8.00 (IQR 6.00) to 7.00 (IQR 4.00)).
Humanscerebrovascular diseasen = 1,175
Impact of Traditional Korean Medicine on Reducing Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study · Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 22 Aug 2026