the treating of multiple disorders with several different drugs at the same time
polypharmacy in American English
(ˌpɑliˈfɑːrməsi)
noun
Pharmacology
the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease
Word origin
[1755–65; poly- + pharmacy]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: generalization, insurgent, keynote, outfit, stalematepoly- is a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix poly- include: polyandrous, polyculture, polyethylene
Examples of 'polypharmacy' in a sentence
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Polypharmacy was observed in 7% of the cases.
Anal Modi, Mira Desai, Samidh Shah, Bela Shah 2019, 'Analysis of cutaneous adverse drug reactions reported at the regional ADR monitoringcenter', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2019;volume=64;issue=3;spage=250;epage=250;aulast=Modi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The exposition to all these factors justified the high prevalence of polypharmacy amongst the interviewees.
André de Oliveira Baldoni, Lorena Rocha Ayres, Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Nathaliede Lourdes Sousa Dewulf, Vânia dos Santos, Paulo Roque Obreli-Neto, Leonardo RégisLeira Pereira 2013, 'Pharmacoepidemiological profile and polypharmacy indicators in elderly outpatients',Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Scienceshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000300006&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The variable of interest was polypharmacy, defined as the use of five or more medicines.
Renata Cristina Rezende Macedo do Nascimento, Juliana Álvares, Augusto Afonso GuerraJunior, Isabel Cristina Gomes, Micheline Rosa Silveira, Ediná Alves Costa, SilvanaNair Leite, Karen Sarmento Costa, Orlando Mario Soeiro, Ione Aquemi Guibu, Margô Gomesde Oliveira Karnikowski, Francisco de Assis Acurcio 2017, 'Polypharmacy: a challenge for the primary health care of the Brazilian Unified HealthSystem', Revista de Saúde Públicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000300315&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Yet, this reveals a complex task because there exists no consensus indicator of polypharmacy.
Caroline Sirois, Marie-Laure Laroche, Line Guénette, Edeltraut Kröger, Dan Cooper,Valérie Émond 2017, 'Polypharmacy in multimorbid older adults: protocol for a systematic review', Systematic Reviewshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0492-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The prevalence of polypharmacy was 26.4% and self-medication was 35.7%.
Thalyta Renata Araújo Santos, Dione Marçal Lima, Adélia Yaeko Kyosen Nakatani, LílianVaranda Pereira, Geraldo Sadoyama Leal, Rita Goreti Amaral 2013, 'Consumo de medicamentos por idosos, Goiânia, Brasil Consumo de medicamentos por ancianos,Goiania, Brasil Medicine use by the elderly in Goiania, Midwestern Brazil', Revista de Saúde Públicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100013. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Commonly used terms included polypharmacy, polytherapy, combination pharmacotherapy, average number, and concomitant medications.
Paul M Bakaki, Alexis Horace, Neal Dawson, Almut Winterstein, Jennifer Waldron, JenniferStaley, Elia M Pestana Knight, Sharon B Meropol, Rujia Liu, Hannah Johnson, NegarGolchin, James A Feinstein, Shari D Bolen, Lawrence C Kleinman 2018, 'Defining pediatric polypharmacy: A scoping review.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6264483?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results: polypharmacy was evidenced in 88.4% of cases with a predominance of moderate level.
Kiarelle Lourenço Penaforte, Samila Torquato Araújo, Virginia Oliveira Fernandes,Islene Victor Barbosa, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Renan Magalhães Montenegro 2017, 'Associação entre polifarmácia e adesão ao tratamento farmacológico em pacientes comdiabetes', Rev Renehttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=324054212010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)