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From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors

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study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that nearly 20% of older adults on new medications experienced a prescribing cascade (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012). This loss of independence can be particularly distressing for individuals who value their ability to live independently (Gnjidic et al., Impact of Polypharmacy 1.