This article is about polypharmacy in patients with HIV. Polypharmacy is the act of taking numerous medications for 1 or more conditions the patient may have. The more medications the higher chance of negative outcomes from polypharmacy. This can lead to numerous dangerous side effects ranging from minor conditions like low energy to more serious outcomes such as frailty & cognitive decline.
The article talks about this & attempting to rule out this phenomenon when considering what is polypharmacy & what is an actual comorbidity. This was an interesting piece. The possibility of polypharmacy & comorbidity both increase with age & illness.
When starting a new medication, you should always check with your medical provider or pharmacist for interactions between drugs. There are several places online for checking to see if meds have interactions. This is the site at Drugs.com.
Give this a read. Take care.
Cya...
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