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General & SystemicModerate
Polypharmacy
Geriatrics · General & Systemic
Moderate
Severity
Common in older adults — affects a large proportion of adults over 65 managing multiple chronic conditions
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Geriatrics
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Arises from the accumulation of multiple prescriptions to manage several coexisting chronic conditions
- 2often complicated by care from multiple specialists who may not fully coordinate medication regimens. Risk factors include advanced age
- 3multiple chronic illnesses
- 4cognitive impairment affecting medication management
- 5and lack of a single coordinating primary care provider.
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