A drug statistic for thinking Here is an interesting item from a site for the Commission for Certification for Geriatric Pharmacy: www.ccgp.org/consumer
The Journal of the American Medical Association recently stated that if adverse reactions to medications were classified as a distinct disease, it would rank as the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. The economic cost rivals that of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and other major diseases and conditions commonly affecting the elderly population. People over age 65 are especially vulnerable to medication-related problems, due to the number of medications they take and the biologic changes of aging and disease.
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