Seniors Taking Multiple Medications May Suffer Unexpected Health Effects: Study

Seniors taking multiple medications may suffer unexpected health effects: study

Senior citizens who are taking several medications are less likely regain independence after rehabilitating from hospital stays, according to a new study.

Seniors taking multiple medications may face unexpected health effects

Older adults discharged from hospitals on multiple medications are less likely to regain independence during rehabilitation, a new study suggests.The Japanese study, published in the journal BMC Geriatrics Dec. 17, explored the effects of polypharmacy — defined as taking six or more regular medications on a regular basis — at a convalescent rehabilitation hospital in Japan.The retrospective observational study looked at 1,903 patients 65 and old…