From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors
PharmD Live
MAY 30, 2024
Every day, 750 seniors (age 65 and older) in the United States are hospitalized due to serious side effects from one or more medications.(Shehab People over 65 make up only 14% of the population but account for 56% of hospitalizations for adverse drug events (ADEs) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ, 2021). Shehab et al.
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