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Overprescribing can take a toll on older peoples’ health and independence – here’s what can be done

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 819 words · By Kinda Ibrahim
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What to know about Overprescribing can take a toll on older peoples’ health and independence – here’s what can be done

The article discusses the risks of polypharmacy and overprescribing in older adults, particularly those with dementia. It advocates for regular medication reviews and the consideration of non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life and independence.

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What happened

Around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day (known as polypharmacy), with a further 2 million people taking ten or more prescription drugs daily.

Why it matters

The majority of people who take multiple medications each day are aged over 65.

Common ground

Taking multiple prescription drugs is not necessarily a problem.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article discusses the risks of polypharmacy and overprescribing in older adults, particularly those with dementia. It advocates for regular medication reviews and the consideration of non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life and independence.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://theconversation.com/overprescribing-can-take-a-toll-on-older-peoples-hea…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day (known as polypharmacy)”
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Two independent web sources (Yahoo News UK and a report on over-prescribing) explicitly state that around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day.
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Claim 2: “For older adults, the kidneys and liver may not remove medicines from the body as effectively as they once did.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of technical documentation regarding Nextcloud Docker configurations and is completely irrelevant to medical facts about kidney and liver function.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 13, 2022 · Hi! When setting up Nextcloud’s docker image for the first time, I only specified my public ip inside NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_DOMAINS environment variable for docker-compose.yaml.
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Claim 3: “it’s possible to the reduce number of medications taken by older people in a safe way without increasing risk of hospitalisation or death. This was true even for those living with frailty or dementia.”
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No evidence was found after searching to support or refute this claim.
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Claim 4: “a further 2 million people taking ten or more prescription drugs daily”
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Two independent sources confirm this figure: Yahoo News UK mentions 'a further 2 million' and another source specifies 'around 2.2 million people in the UK take ten prescribed drugs every day'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day (known as polypharmacy), with a further 2 million people taking ten or more prescription drugs daily. The majority of people wh…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/overprescribing-toll-older-peoples…
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web search NEUTRAL — Research published earlier this year found that around 2.2million people in the UK take ten prescribed drugs every day, with around eight million – around 15% of the UK population – on five or more dr…
https://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/over-prescribing-sends-1000…
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web search NEUTRAL — Age UK estimates that almost 2 million people over 65 are on seven or more prescription medicines. And nearly 4 million people are taking at least five medicines.
https://bonebalance.co.uk/moderating-multi-medications-why-l…
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Claim 5: “The majority of people who take multiple medications each day are aged over 65.”
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Yahoo News UK explicitly states the majority of people taking multiple medications are over 65, and Sharp HealthCare cites the National Institute on Aging stating adults 65 and older take more medications than any other age group.
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