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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 ...
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, ...
Inappropriate polypharmacy—the excessive or unnecessary use of multiple medications—is a major driver of emergency hospital admissions among adults aged 65 and over, according to a new study from the ...
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 ...
Among older adults living with HIV, more than half experienced polypharmacy, with 49.3% taking potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and 55.7% having a high sedative burden. These ...
—It’s widely used in practice, but the evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of polypharmacy in patients with schizophrenia spectrum and other disorders may be missing some pieces. Antipsychotic ...
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 ...
New research was published this week analyzing how AI can be used to better manage medications for senior patients with polypharmacy — meaning they use multiple medications simultaneously to treat ...