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One in six older adults at risk for major drug interaction
Older adults' use of prescription medications and dietary supplements, and their concurrent use of interacting medications, has increased, according to recently published findings.These increases put older adults at risk for adverse drug events, Dima M. Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD, department of pharmacy systems, outcomes, and policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.