As the Boomer generation ages, the prevalence of polypharmacy — patients taking multiple medications to manage chronic conditions — is surging. Nearly 40% of older adults take five or more medications ...

As we age, the chances that we will be taking multiple medications increase. “Polypharmacy” is defined by physicians as patients who take five or more medications daily and “super polypharmacy” as ...

Hundreds of thousands of veterans with PTSD have been prescribed simultaneous doses of powerful psychiatric drugs. The practice, known as “polypharmacy,” can tranquilize patients to the point of ...

FeelBetter, a startup that launched six years ago, is expanding its AI-based medication management platform into long-term care through a partnership with Americare. Founded in 2018 by a team of ...

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