1999 to mid-2000s saw increase in seniors using prescription meds

From 1999 to the mid-2000s, the proportion of U.S. adults aged 65 years or older who used prescription medications increased, according to a research letter published online July 1 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Gabriel K. Innes, V.M.D., Ph.D., from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, and colleagues analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to examine trends in prescription medication use and the top 10 most-used medication classes among adults aged 65 years or older during January 1999 to March 2020. Medication information Read More

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