Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like falls, ...

When making medical decisions, it’s crucial that clinicians have unencumbered access to the complete and accurate medication histories of their patients. Put simply, treatment decisions made in the ...

Polypharmacy is when you take several medications each day, often defined as five or more. While you may need these medicines to treat or prevent health issues, multiple drugs can sometimes be harmful ...

Although most clinicians instinctively try to avoid prescribing multiple medications concurrently, there is evidence that polypharmacy is increasing. Some estimates suggest up to 65% of U.S. adults ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We often encounter patients taking multiple medications, which complicates choosing safe and effective ...

In today’s healthcare system, we stand at a critical crossroads when it comes to medication management. For decades, the practice of polypharmacy — prescribing multiple drugs to treat various symptoms ...

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Multidisciplinary care for rural pancreatic cancer patients: Providers’ perspectives about patients’ challenges navigating between rural healthcare settings and high-volume centers. This is an ASCO ...

The simultaneous use of multiple medications by a single patient for one or more conditions is called polypharmacy. Polypharmacy increases the risk of adverse drug events due to use of many or ...