Polypharmacy: America's other drug problem

The opioid epidemic has become a national crisis. The number of overdose deaths involving opioids has quadrupled since 1999. (1) Indeed, the United States, with 5% of the global population, consumes 80% of the global opioid supply. (2) This epidemic has rightly entered the national consciousness as...

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Published inAmerican journal of health-system pharmacy Vol. 74; no. 17; pp. 1305 - 1306
Main Author Guharoy, Roy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.09.2017
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Subjects
Adverse and side effects
Aged
Complications and side effects
Drugs
Health aspects
Polypharmacy
America
Choosing Wisely
pharmacy service
hospital
continuity of patient care
polypharmacy
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Summary:The opioid epidemic has become a national crisis. The number of overdose deaths involving opioids has quadrupled since 1999. (1) Indeed, the United States, with 5% of the global population, consumes 80% of the global opioid supply. (2) This epidemic has rightly entered the national consciousness as America's major drug problem. The nation also has another persistent drug problem, however-polypharmacy. Keywords: Choosing Wisely; continuity of patient care; pharmacy service, hospital; polypharmacy
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ISSN:1079-2082
1535-2900
DOI:10.2146/ajhp170404