Polypharmacy, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - Holmes, Holly

With the use of multiple medications in the elderly patient comes the risk of drug-related problems. This issue covers polypharmacy in the elderly patient with topics that include: The Interplay between Polypharmacy, Geriatric Conditions, and Adverse Drug Reactions, Factors Leading to Excessive Polypharmacy, and Tools to Decrease Polypharmacy.