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Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing

Quick fact

About 15% of older adults experience an adverse drug reaction severe enough to require hospitalization, and many of these are preventable through deprescribing unnecessary medications.

Why this is interesting

We all expect medicines to help, but in older adults the very act of taking many pills can become the cause of new symptoms. Have you ever wondered why that happens and what we can do about it?