Polypharmacy

Abstract

Polypharmacy is a major concern in geriatrics and often categorized as a geriatric syndrome. Polypharmacy is frequently seen in the elderly mainly due to the increased prevalence of chronic diseases and impaired health conditions, and thus multimorbidity. Obviously, this is not an exclusively age-related problem but may also be seen in younger adults or even children and adolescents if multimorbidity is present.