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Too Much of a Good Thing? Unpacking the Rise of Polypharmacy in Seniors

PharmD Live

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, about 40% of older adults in the community and up to 60% of those in nursing homes are on five or more medications. Data from the U.S. shows that the proportion of older adults taking five or more medications tripled from 13.8% in 1994 to 42.4%

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Three strategies for managing loss of exclusivity successfully

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Eli Lilly’s Humalog compound and formulation patents expired in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Between December 1, 2018 and January 31, 2019, 65% of erectile dysfunction prescriptions filled were for Viagra or its generic version 12. In late 2017, the FDA approved Admelog, Sanofi’s biosimilar of Humalog.