PEOPLE are taking more
prescription medications but also
more supplements, everything
from vitamin and mineral pills
to fish and flax seed oils, recent
US research published in JAMA
Internal Medicine has revealed,
with significant consequences.
The study showed that with
15% of adults 62 to 85 years are
potentially at risk for a major drug-drug
interaction.
Improving safety with the use
of multiple medications has the
potential to reduce preventable
adverse drug events associated
with medications commonly
used among older adults, authors
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