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

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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 Risks of Polypharmacy Polypharmacy is associated with several categories of adverse effects, each with significant implications for patient health, safety and total cost of care. Shehab et al.