Danger of Polypharmacy in the Elderly by Anita Kamiel, R.N., M.P.S.
Definition Polypharmacy is on the rise. It is a term for taking five or more drugs concurrently. While this is a cause for alarm in the young, polypharmacy in the elderly is much more alarming. They usually take a panoply of medications prescribed to them by their stable of specialists along with their internist or…