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Meaning of "polypharmacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYPHARMACY

polypharmacy  [ˌpɒlɪˈfɑːməsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYPHARMACY

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Polypharmacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYPHARMACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polypharmacy

Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy is the use of multiple medications by a patient, generally older adults. More specifically, it is often defined as the use of four or more regular medications. It sometimes alternatively refers to purportedly excessive or unnecessary prescriptions. The term polypharmacy lacks a universally consistent definition. Polypharmacy is most common in the elderly, affecting about 40% of older adults living in their own homes. Although polypharmacy can be appropriate, it is more often inappropriate. Concerns about polypharmacy include increased adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, prescribing cascade, and higher costs. Polypharmacy is often associated with a decreased quality of life, decreased mobility and cognition. It is well accepted in pharmacology that it is impossible to accurately predict the side effects or clinical effects of a combination of drugs without studying that particular combination of drugs in test subjects. Knowledge of the pharmacologic profiles of the individual drugs in question does not assure accurate prediction of the side effects of combinations of those drugs.

Definition of polypharmacy in the English dictionary

The definition of polypharmacy in the dictionary is the treating of multiple disorders with several different drugs at the same time.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYPHARMACY


animacy
ˈænɪməsɪ
Christmassy
ˈkrɪsməsɪ
contumacy
ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ
diathermacy
ˌdaɪəˈθɜːməsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
docimasy
ˈdɒsɪməsɪ
humusy
ˈhjuːməsɪ
illegitimacy
ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
monochromasy
ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməsɪ
paronomasy
ˌpærəˈnɒməsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
primacy
ˈpraɪməsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
ultimacy
ˈʌltɪməsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYPHARMACY

polyphagia
polyphagous
polyphagy
polyphase
polyphasic
Polyphemus
polyphenol
polyphenolic
polyphloesboean
polyphloisbic
polyphon
polyphone
polyphonic
polyphonic prose
polyphonic ringtone
polyphonically
polyphonies
polyphonist
polyphonous
polyphonously

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYPHARMACY

adequacy
advocacy
bureaucracy
conspiracy
delicacy
democracy
dollar diplomacy
efficacy
fallacy
gunboat diplomacy
lacy
legacy
legitimacy
literacy
piracy
privacy
racy
shuttle diplomacy
Tracy
White supremacy

Synonyms and antonyms of polypharmacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «polypharmacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYPHARMACY

Find out the translation of polypharmacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polypharmacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polypharmacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多重用药
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polifarmacia
570 millions of speakers

English

polypharmacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polypharmacy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإفراط الدوائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полипрагмазия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polifarmácia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polypharmacy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polypharmacie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polypharmacy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polypharmazie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

薬物乱用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다중 약물 요법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polypharmacy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polypharmacy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலிபார்மசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलीफार्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çoklu ilaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

politerapia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polipragmazji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полипрагмазия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polipragmazia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυφαρμακία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Polyfarmacie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polyfarmaci
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polyfarmasi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polypharmacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYPHARMACY»

The term «polypharmacy» is regularly used and occupies the 90.231 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYPHARMACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polypharmacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polypharmacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polypharmacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYPHARMACY»

Discover the use of polypharmacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polypharmacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Polypharmacy in Psychiatry
Polypharmacy in Psychiatry discusses therapy of schizophrenia and the use of atypical antipsychotic agents anxiety disorders post-traumatic stress disorder and the roles of serotonin, opioids, and glutamate bipolar disorder and the use of ...
S. Nassir Ghaemi, 2002
2
Polypharmacy, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
With the use of multiple medications in the elderly patient comes the risk of drug-related problems.
Holly Holmes, 2012
3
Polypharmacy in Psychiatry Practice, Volume II: Use of ...
Although monotherapy is generally recommended as the treatment of choice, treatment resistance of patients with psychosis, cognitive, mood and anxiety disorders represents a significant clinical problem.
Michael S Ritsner, 2013
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Polypharmacy and Older Drivers: Identifying Strategies to ...
The literature review has been published as a stand-alone document entitled, Literature Review of Polypharmacy and Older Drivers: Identifying Strategies to Collect Drug Usage and Driving Functioning Among Older Drivers (Lococo and ...
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Polypharmacy: An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
This issue covers polypharmacy in the elderly patient with topics that include: The Interplay between Polypharmacy, Geriatric Conditions, and Adverse Drug Reactions, Factors Leading to Excessive Polypharmacy, Clinical Practice Guidelines ...
Holly Holmes, 2012
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Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care
... anxiety, depression, urinary incontinence, sleep disorders, pressure ulcers, and dysphagia. To start, we will pay special attention to the problem of polypharmacy, a key causative and contributory factor for many common health problems.
Kristen Mauk, 2009
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Patient, Provider and Payer Characteristics Associated with ...
Summary of Studies on Factors Associated with Antipsychotic Drug Polypharmacy The characteristics of providers who frequently prescribe multiple antipsychotic drugs. 31. Author and Study Population/ Factors Associated with Increased ...
Enifome O. Ogbru, 2009
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Gerontology for the Health Care Professional
POLYPHARMACY Polypharmacy, in simple terms, refers to the use of multiple medications in one individua1.12,13 In older adults, polypharmacy is often the rule rather than the exception.14 Although the use of multiple medications may often ...
Regula Robnett, Walter Chop, 2010
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An Introduction to Gerontology
Strictly speaking, polypharmacy is the use of multiple medications. However, the term is typically used to describe excessive prescribing of medication beyond that needed by the patient. Hence Monane (1997) offers the practical definition that ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2011
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Medicines in the Elderly
15. Compliance,. concordance. and. polypharmacy. in. the. elderly. Larry. I. Goody. er. This chapter will address two important issues in therapeutics for the elderly: those resulting when self-medication behaviour tends to deviate from the  ...
David Armour, Chris Cairns, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYPHARMACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polypharmacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Most Dementia Patients Prescribed Multiple Psychotropic Drugs
They added that the use of antipsychotics, along with psychotropic polypharmacy “is potentially a serious concern for patient safety,” according ... «Neurology Advisor, Jul 15»
2
Companies Stall on Reporting Drug Deaths
... 91.94%]; P < .05) after adjusting for factors such as polypharmacy, report source, electronic submission, and patient age, sex, and weight. «Medscape, Jul 15»
3
Smoking strongly influences CV risk, multimorbidity among HIV …
... be carefully monitored among HIV-patients keeping in mind the increasing risk of drug-drug interactions with increasing polypharmacy.”. «Healio, Jul 15»
4
Majority of Dementia Patients Take Multiple Psychotropic Drugs
Dementia patients who were younger, female and lived in nursing homes were most associated with psychotropic polypharmacy. «Psychiatry Advisor, Jul 15»
5
Taking the reins as Scotland's chief pharmaceutical officer
“We know there are lots of problems with medication; people are perhaps overprescribed [them] — polypharmacy is an issue in Scotland. «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Jul 15»
6
Hundreds of dollars wasted on unnecessary medication
polypharmacy pilot rolled out in Wanganui has found most patients are able to safely reduce the number or dosage of the medications they take ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Study highlights intracranial bleeding risk when antidepressants are …
The authors conclude that the findings, while important, need to be understood within the broader context of multimorbidity, polypharmacy and ... «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Jul 15»
8
Antibiotic Linked to Over-Anticoagulation With Warfarin
... involving 120 hospitalized patients to examine the impact of polypharmacy and high doses of amoxicillin/clavulanate on warfarin response. «Monthly Prescribing Reference, Jul 15»
9
Research warns dangers of 'polypharmacy'
The practice of taking multiple medications has been called polypharmacy, Snider said. According to HRF, the average number of prescriptions ... «Hesperia Star, Jul 15»
10
Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: Management of Hypertension in …
Athanase Benetos, MD, PhD 1; Patrick Rossignol, MD, PhD 2,3; Antonio Cherubini, MD, PhD 4; Laure Joly, MD, PhD 1; Tomasz Grodzicki, MD, ... «JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polypharmacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polypharmacy>. Apr 2024 ».
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