Studies show nearly 40% of patients in their 60s take more than five medications.
More health-care providers are adopting an approach known as de-prescribing to help adults in the U.S. and elsewhere reduce excessive use of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications and supplements.
from the Wall Street Journal
A doyen in Beverly Hills
daily took dozens of pills.
She said "I may prattle
and sound like a rattle;
at my age there's no other thrills!"
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