Too many medications: Is there a tablet I can take for that?
Dr Denis Curtin, consultant in geriatric medicine, CUH, advises patients to have a plan and a pattern to how they take their medicine. Picture: Denis Minihane
As people get older, they are more likely to develop chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis.
Commonly, an individual may develop multiple chronic conditions over a period of several years leading to more and more medications being prescribed. In Ireland, one-in-three people over the age of 65 take five or more daily medications.
