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Doctor's Note: Polypharmacy in Older Adults

October 17, 2019

By Dr. Shoshana Streiter, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital's Division of Aging

An older adult holding out medicine in their handsThere’s wisdom to the old adage that if your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. One of the most effective tools available to health care providers is pharmacology. With medications, clinicians can control diabetes, manage blood pressure, stabilize moods, eradicate harmful bacteria, and more. But pharmacology isn’t the only tool at hand and not every problem lends itself to a pill-shaped solution.... Read more about Doctor's Note: Polypharmacy in Older Adults