It is very common to come across an older patient and for them to be on 5 or more medications. However, just because this is a common occurrence does not mean that it is acceptable. To put it in perspective an average “adult age 65 and older compose 13% of the population in the United States, yet this cohort accounts for more than one-third of overall outpatient spending on prescription medications”, which comes to show that older adults are consistently prescribed numerous medications of which can interact with one another (Untangling Polypharmacy in Older Adults). Polypharmacy is an increasingly growing concern that should be monitored; because of multi-med use it has an increased likelihood of adverse effects, drug/drug interaction, drug/disease
