Look up: polypharmacy

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   Polypharmacy
   Pol`y·phar'ma·cy noun [ Poly- + Greek ... the using of medicine, from ... medicine: confer French polypharmacie .] (Medicine) (a) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines. (b) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients. Dunglison.
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   polypharmacy
   <pharmacology> The administration of an excessive number of drugs. ... (14 Oct 1997) ...
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   Polypharmacy
   The term `polypharmacy` generally refers to the use of multiple medications by a patient. The term is used when too many forms of medication are used by a patient, more drugs are prescribed than clinically warranted, or even when all prescribed medications are clinically indicated but there are too many pills to take (`pill burden`). Furthermore, a portion of the treatments may not be evidence-based. The common result of polypharmacy is increased...
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   polypharmacy
   (pol″e-fahr´mә-se) the administration of many drugs together. administration of excessive medication.
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   Polypharmacy
   • (n.) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines. • (n.) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients.
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   polypharmacy
   polypharmacy 1. Prescription of many drugs at the same time. 2. An instance of excessive medication. 3. The use of many drugs or medicines in the treatment of disease; frequently, with the suggestion of indiscriminate, unscientific, or excessive prescription.
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   polypharmacy
   The administration of many drugs at the same time. See Also: shotgun prescription
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