Urgent message: Polypharmacy—taking multiple medications to treat several chronic medical problems—puts patients at increased risk of developing additional health issues when they are prescribed even more medications for acute conditions in an urgent care center. JASMEET SINGH BHOGAL, MD It is not uncommon for patients, especially elderly patients, presenting to an urgent care center to have multiple medical problems. This makes it more likely that they are taking multiple medications as well. In fact, according …
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