polypharmacy

[ pol-ee-fahr-muh-see ]

nounPharmacology.

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

Origin of polypharmacy

First recorded in 1755–65; poly- + pharmacy

polypharmacy, pol-i-fr′ma-si n. the prescribing of too many medicines.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
These preparations are a remnant of the days of polypharmacy.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 | Various
With Arabian influence came polypharmacy, distrust of nature, and attempts to cure disease rather than help nature.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. Walsh
They corrected the polypharmacy of the Arabs and restored natural modes of cure to their proper place.
The Popes and Science | James J. Walsh
The formularies of the Middle Ages encouraged this so-called "polypharmacy."
Old English Patent Medicines in America | George B. Griffenhagen

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