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New tool helps seniors reduce unnecessary medications

Written by Charlie King | 8 Aug 2025

McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them…. read more.

Pharmacists’ communication skills lead to reduced drug prescriptions by doctors

Written by Charlie King | 12 Apr 2025

Polypharmacy is a condition that increases the risk of side effects and drug-drug interactions due to the use of more medications than necessary. In particular, older adults, who… read more.

Tackling polypharmacy in rheumatology clinics

Written by Christine Clark | 2 Apr 2025

Consultant Pharmacist Hilary McKee runs regular rheumatology clinics at Antrim Hospital in Northern Ireland. She is an independent prescriber and much of her work involves review and fine-tuning… read more.

Taking five or more medications daily can negatively impact older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias

Written by Charlie King | 8 Nov 2024

Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like… read more.

Risky combos of psychiatric drugs prescribed for young patients

Written by Charlie King | 13 Sep 2024

A new study reveals that young patients treated with psychiatric medications receive potentially dangerous combinations with concerning frequency. Researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions analyzed New York… read more.

Older adults want to cut back on medication, but study shows need for caution

Written by Charlie King | 31 Jul 2024

More than 82% of Americans age 50 to 80 take one or more kinds of prescription medication, and 80% of them say they’d be open to stopping one… read more.

Study finds ChatGPT shows promise as medication management tool, could help improve geriatric health care

Written by Charlie King | 19 Apr 2024

Polypharmacy, or the concurrent use of five or more medications, is common in older adults and increases the risk of adverse drug interactions. While deprescribing unnecessary drugs can… read more.

Americans will spend half their lives taking prescription drugs, study finds

Written by Charlie King | 18 Oct 2023

An American born in 2019 will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs than being married or receiving an education, according to new research by… read more.

More proof that too many medications leads to adversity for older cancer patients

Written by Charlie King | 2 Mar 2023

When older adults with cancer take multiple medications — including ordinary drugs like blood pressure pills, supplements, or antacids — it can result in more toxic chemotherapy side… read more.

Study explores links between people taking multiple medications and dementia diagnosis

Written by Charlie King | 13 Oct 2022

People with dementia are likely to have taken more than three medications for other health conditions in the five years directly before their diagnosis, according to new research…. read more.

Rising tide in adverse drug reactions

Written by Charlie King | 16 Jul 2022

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission. The trend is connected to a rising tide of multiple… read more.

If you take several medications, ‘polypharmacy’ is a word to know

Written by Charlie King | 19 May 2022

Here’s a scenario so common that it applies to nearly 92 percent of older adults with cancer: An individual comes in for treatment and reports taking several medications… read more.

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