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 ...

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 ...

The term "polypharmacy" seems to be getting a lot of attention these days. Maybe you heard it referenced in the news in a story about teen mental-health treatment. Perhaps you came across it when ...

Polypharmacy was associated with a nearly doubled increase in health care expenditures and a tripled increase in pharmacy expenditures among older patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

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More than half of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of five or more medications, a cross-sectional study found. Polypharmacy was ...

Polypharmacy, or the concurrent use of five or more medications, is common in older adults and increases the risk of adverse drug interactions. While deprescribing unnecessary drugs can combat this ...

Polypharmacy in RA patients is linked to increased drug interaction risks, especially with immunosuppressants, necessitating careful management and monitoring. Older age and multiple comorbidities are ...

An exercise intervention aimed at elderly women was successful at reducing falls, especially among those with polypharmacy, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University ...