New to outpatient psychiatry as a third-year resident, my medication intake appointments usually come in one of two flavors: no prior contact with psychiatry or transfers from other clinics with ...

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 ...

With an aging population comes the unfortunate increase in hospital visits, often resulting in an increase in medication needs. When long-term care residents return to their facilities after a ...

The share of patients meeting the definition of polypharmacy for the condition of overactive bladder declined from 2006 to 2017, but the phenomenon was still prevalent in women and patients in nursing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While you may require medications to treat or prevent health problems, taking several medications at the same time can be dangerous. Taking five or more medications each day is called polypharmacy.

A study published in Pharmacoeconomics and Policy analyzed polypharmacy in Côte d'Ivoire using insurance data (2014−2018) and found a high prevalence of multiple medication use, especially among ...

Polypharmacy is widespread among older adults in the context of multimorbidity and rising therapeutic options. Management strategies aim to balance benefits and risks of multiple concurrent ...