polypharmacy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of polypharmacy
Example Sentences
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Further, polypharmacy puts the individual at greater risk for drug interactions and adverse health outcomes, she said.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
Instances of polypharmacy do not always begin with a diagnosis of A.D.H.D.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022
Among their results found rising rates of use of common medications and increase rates of polypharmacy.
From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2018
The work is part of a provocative and growing body of research that documents how polypharmacy — the use of multiple prescription drugs at the same time — has risen in the United States.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2018
In treatment he uses simple remedies, is not affected by polypharmacy, and suggests many ingenious mechanical devices.
From The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield by Livingstone, R.W.
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