Beside the elderly, is there any age group that can be considered to be at risk when it comes to polypharmacy?
The teenager and the youth population may be at risk for polypharmacy. People in this group turn to be under peer group influence. They may be in danger when it comes to the use of drugs. The information they get might not be from a reliable source. And many are under the impression that the more of a drug they take the faster it will work.
Also, polypharmacy is also seen in psychiatric patients. Many studies have been done on this...just google polypharmacy and most of the stuff that pops up is about psychiatric patients taking too many medications at once. Obviously, psychiatric prescription has nothing to do with how old you are!
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I think the mental status of psychiatric patient is another factor that must be considered. They may overtake the drugs that has been prescribed to them.
ReplyDeleteIts all about communication and educating people on the risks of taking any medication. If someone isn't aware of the actual facts then they'll do whatever they feel they should. I really like your view on how youth are also affected.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the college community is at a larger risk than it seems. Just from personal experience, I know poeple that take different types of drugs to stay awake and study. Many of them I'm sure have no clue how it is affecting their life and their future. Your doing a great job on educating the youth and your community on how this is affecting their lives.
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