Drug-drug interactions are common in older adults who have psychiatric disorders, according to a new study. Investigators from Nanjing Medical University in China analyzed medical records for 308 ...

Use of medications for mental health and behavioral conditions among children and young adults increased steadily for two ...

Needing to frequently adjust drug dosages in patients who are prescribed multiple medications could point to drug-drug interactions that had not been previously known, suggest study findings published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The polypharmacy group had a higher mean number of grade 2 or higher toxicities (9.8 vs. 7.7). Patients with ...

In a recent study published in PLOS Digital Health, researchers investigated the complexity of polypharmacy and whether frequent dose adjustments were required for co-medications and drug pairs in ...

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 ...

In simple terms, polypharmacy means using multiple medications to treat multiple conditions. Healthcare providers often define polypharmacy as occurring when patients are taking five or more ...

Using Oncology Treatment Pathway Data to Evaluate Serious Illness Communication, Care Utilization, and End-of-Life Care for Patients With Cancer We conducted a single-arm telehealth intervention of a ...