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JAMA Internal Medicine· 2016Q1

Changes in Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Use Among Older Adults in the United States, 2005 vs 2011

Dima M. Qato, Jocelyn Wilder, L. Philip Schumm, Victoria Gillet et al.

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Between 2005-2006 and 2010-2011, the percentage of US older adults (62-85 years) using at least one prescription medication rose from 84.1% to 87.7%, while concurrent use of five or more prescription medications increased from 30.6% to 35.8%.

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Field: Complementary and alternative medicine

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