VANCOUVER, British Columbia — While polypharmacy is inevitable for patients with multiple chronic diseases, not all medications improve patient-oriented outcomes, members of the Patients, Experience, ...

Implementing physician-led medication reviews through interdisciplinary dialogue could reduce the number of prescribed drugs and potentially inappropriate prescriptions in patients with diabetes and ...

The average older adult takes seven different medications daily, creating a complex web of potential interactions that can prove more dangerous than the original health conditions. This phenomenon, ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RazorMetrics, a leading innovator in pharmacy technology solutions, today announced the launch of its Polypharmacy Solution, designed to tackle the growing ...

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Credit: Getty Images Dr Erika Ramsdale discusses the risks and complications of polypharmacy in older adults, an increasingly prevalent medication management and public health issue. As the global ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults 65 and older now take at least five prescription drugs daily, a practice known as polypharmacy. Studies link high medicat ...

89% of adults aged 65 or older take a prescription medication compared to 75% of those aged 50-64. More than half of those older adults, 54%, take four or more prescribed medications compared to a ...