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Overprescribing can take a toll on older peoples’ health and independence – here’s what can be done

By Kinda Ibrahim, Associate Professor, Primary Care, University of Southampton

Around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day (known as polypharmacy), with a further 2 million people taking ten or more prescription drugs daily. The majority of people who take multiple medications each day are aged over 65.

Taking multiple prescription drugs is not necessarily a problem. But it can become problematic when a

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