Polypharmacy in the Elderly
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P roblems related to polypharmacy are most often associated with the elderly. It appears, however, that the number of medications prescribed per se, has only a weak influence on the health of the elderly. The phenomena of adverse drug events are found more frequently in the older population. Such terms as “inappropriate prescribing” or “potentially inappropriate prescriptions” and “adverse reactions,” versus “adverse drug events” (which includes adverse Polypharmacy and the Elderly
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