polypharmacy

polypharmacy /poly·phar·ma·cy/ (-fahr´mah-se)

1. administration of many drugs together.

2. administration of excessive medication.

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pol·y·phar·ma·cy (pl-färm-s)

n.

The mixing of many drugs in one prescription.

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polypharmacy

[-fär′məsē]

the use of a number of different drugs, possibly prescribed by different doctors and filled in different pharmacies, by a patient who may have one or several health problems.

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polypharmacy,

n the practice of prescribing multiple drugs to patients suffering from more than one malady.

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polypharmacy,

n the prescription or dispensation of unnecessarily numerous or complex medicines.

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polypharmacy

1. the administration of many drugs together.

2. administration of excessive medication.

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polypharmacy

Therapeutics The use of mutiple drugs to treat one or a limited number of conditions; it is most common in elderly Pts. See Therapeutic drug monitoring.