Persons over the age of 65 make up over 13 percent of the population of the United States, but they receive more than 30 percent of prescriptions filled. Seniors in general have more medical problems that require them to take medications, sometimes for numerous conditions. In the U.S. each year, almost 100,000 people above the age of 65 years are admitted to hospitals because of emergencies caused by adverse drug events. According to the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by … [Read more...] about Assisting Seniors and Medications
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Assisting Seniors with Medication
Persons over the age of 65 make up over 13 percent of the population of the United States, but they receive more than 30 percent of prescriptions filled. Seniors in general have more medical problems that require them to take medications, sometimes for numerous conditions. In the U.S. each year, almost 100,000 people above the age of 65 years are admitted to hospitals because of emergencies caused by adverse drug events. According to the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by … [Read more...] about Assisting Seniors with Medication
