Credit: Getty Images. What is the impact of polypharmacy and Alzheimer disease and related dementias on the health and wellness of older adults? Polypharmacy has been shown to have negative outcomes ...

2020 SEP 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital & Nursing Home Daily-- A new study on Health and Medicine - Healthcare Management is now available. According to news ...

More than half of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of five or more medications, a cross-sectional study found. Polypharmacy was ...

Research tracking polypharmacy – people regularly taking five or more medications – found an increase in multiple medicine ...

William Osler, M.D. was a famous American physician who died in 1919, who is often called “the father of modern medicine.” He is responsible for several famous sayings, many of which concern ...

Polypharmacy in RA patients is linked to increased drug interaction risks, especially with immunosuppressants, necessitating careful management and monitoring. Older age and multiple comorbidities are ...

Medication management in nursing homes is complicated and time consuming. It can also be fraught with risks. Most nursing home residents take more than five medications daily, which makes them ...

Polypharmacy, which refers to the simultaneous use of multiple medications, is an increasingly common issue among older adults. While medications are essential for managing chronic conditions, the use ...

—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 simple terms, polypharmacy means using multiple medications to treat multiple conditions. Healthcare providers often define polypharmacy as occurring when patients are taking five or more ...

Older adults discharged from hospitals on multiple medications are less likely to regain independence during rehabilitation, a new study suggests. The Japanese study, published in the journal BMC ...