The long and growing list of prescription drugs consumed by Canada’s elderly is actually making them more likely to end up in hospital, not less so, suggests a striking new study.
Rather than keeping senior citizens healthier, use of multiple medications increases their chances of ending up in the emergency department or being admitted to hospital, according to the analysis of Ontario health data.
The risk of having to visit a hospital climbs with each additional medication prescribed, the average being seven different drugs a year, the University of Toronto researchers concluded.
Full article at: National Post