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polypharmacy

American  
[pol-ee-fahr-muh-see] / ˌpɒl iˈfɑr mə si /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.


Etymology

Origin of polypharmacy

First recorded in 1755–65; poly- + pharmacy


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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

The formularies of the Middle Ages encouraged this so-called "polypharmacy."

From Old English Patent Medicines in America by George B. Griffenhagen

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