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单词 polypharmacy
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polypharmacy
noun[U]
medicalspecialized
uk
/ˌpɒl.iˈfɑː.mə.si/us
/ˌpɑː.liˈfɑːr.mə.si/
the use of several differentdrugstotreatoneconditionorpatient:
（治疗一种疾病时的）多重用药；混杂给药；过多给药
Newmedicationsare nowavailabletotargetmultiplesymptoms,potentiallyreducingpolypharmacy.现在有了针对多种症状的新药，这有助于减少多重用药的情况。
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(Definition ofpolypharmacyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolypharmacy

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The process is also an aid to managingpolypharmacy, highlighting poor nutrition and recognizing social problems that may interfere with treatment.
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Multiple co-morbidities andpolypharmacyare common in this group, emphasizing the importance of tailoring treatment t o t he individual patient.
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Even thoughpolypharmacymay be unavoidable, appropriate prescribing practices can ensure the minimum necessary medications and avoid overlap of pharmacological effect.
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Inevitably, problems withpolypharmacyare an issue in older patients, and problems are compounded with deteriorating renal function and impaired cardiovascular homeostatic-feedback mechanisms.
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Polypharmacy, self-medication and possibly non-compliance may generate or compound the problem of drug-associated diarrhoea in older persons.
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Polypharmacyshould be considered an indicator of severe underlying disease.
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Polypharmacyshould be avoided because of the high chance of side-effects and problems of compliance.
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First,polypharmacyis inadvertently introduced, increasing the risk of drug interactions.
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Furthermore, the clinical picture is also often complicated by increasing numbers of other medical conditions and bypolypharmacy.
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Drug-induced tinnitus19 is important in the elderly, who are frequently subject topolypharmacy.
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Polypharmacyand falls in the middle age and elderly population.
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There are difficulties in recruiting and retaining elderly people in research protocols, and there are often many confounding co-mordibites21 andpolypharmacy.
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A randomized controlled trial of medication review in patients receivingpolypharmacyin general practice.
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This was thought to be due to multiple morbidity,polypharmacy, cognitive impairment and an increased tendency to fall.
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This socalled 'polypharmacy' or 'polydrug' 'misuse' or 'dependence' is a particular issue in older people who may well have physical or psychological comorbidity.
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