As you grow older, you are more likely to develop long-term health conditions that require taking multiple medications. As a result, older adults have a higher risk of overmedication and unwanted drug reactions (adverse drug reactions).To lower the chances of these, here are recommendations for safe medication use.| www.healthinaging.org
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