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 ...

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 ...

Older adults exposed to severe polypharmacy have an increased risk for hospitalization within the first year. Severe polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization among older ...

The average older adult takes seven different medications daily, creating a complex web of potential interactions that can prove more dangerous than the original health conditions. This phenomenon, ...

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

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 ...

In patients with acute HF, polypharmacy is common and associated with multimorbidity and older age. Polypharmacy is common globally among patients with acute heart failure (HF) and is associated with ...

Close to half of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) take a psychotropic drug, and one fifth use two or more psychotropic drugs concomitantly, new research shows. Investigators analyzed data from a ...

Pilot Results Presented at American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Annual Meeting Highlight FeelBetter's AI-Powered Platform's Success in Identifying Critical Medication Risks FeelBetter's ...

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 ...

This study analyzed polypharmacy in Côte d'Ivoire using insurance data (2014−2018). It found a high prevalence of multiple medication use, especially among children under 15. While overall rates ...