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      Polypharmacy in elderly patients.

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          Polypharmacy (ie, the use of multiple medications and/or the administration of more medications than are clinically indicated, representing unnecessary drug use) is common among the elderly.

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          Journal
          Am J Geriatr Pharmacother
          The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy
          Elsevier BV
          1543-5946
          1876-7761
          Dec 2007
          : 5
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
          Article
          S1543-5946(07)00065-7
          10.1016/j.amjopharm.2007.12.002
          18179993
          45c37b00-9bbb-49a9-b662-48aa690e403d
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