Keeping track of one long-term illness can already be difficult. For many older adults, the challenge is far greater, as they manage several conditions at once and juggle multiple prescriptions without always knowing how the drugs may affect each other.
This issue, called polypharmacy, is more common than many people think. An analysis in JAMA Internal Medicine found that more than four in 10 adults age 65 and older said they used five or more prescription medications during a 30-day period between 2017 and 2020.
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