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polypharmacy

polypharmacy Polypharmacy is the use of multiple medications as part of care, often in people with complex or hard-to-treat psychiatric disorders.

Polypharmacy is the use of multiple medications as part of care, often in people with complex or hard-to-treat psychiatric disorders. In psychiatry, it may be important for management but can also increase the risk of harmful drug interactions, problems taking medicines as prescribed, and poorer health outcomes.