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.

It is still unknown whether the relationship between polypharmacy and malnutrition is bidirectional and authors could not determine causation. Findings of a systematic review published in Clinical ...

2020 SEP 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital & Nursing Home Daily-- A new study on Health and Medicine - Healthcare Management is now available. According to news ...

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

New study reveals older adults on six or more medications struggle more during rehabilitation recovery, especially those over ...

Antipsychotic medications are used to treat patients with mental disorders. The use of two or more drugs in the treatment of a psychiatric condition is termed as 'psychiatric polypharmacy'. Although, ...

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 ...

As people get older, the more likely they are to take several different medicines on a regular basis. However, this increases the risk of adverse effects, including interactions between the various ...

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 ...

Background: Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and anticholinergic burden (as assessed by the anticholinergic risk scale) are commonly used as quality indicators of pharmacotherapy in ...

If you've heard the term "polypharmacy" used to talk about medication recently, you're not alone. But what is it, and are there risks? Below, experts discuss the oft-disputed definition of the term.