“This is America’s other drug problem — polypharmacy,” said Dr. Maristela Garcia, director of the inpatient geriatric unit at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica. “And the problem is huge.”
Harriet Diamond at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., in May. Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN. Image sourced from Medscape. Available at: https://img.medscapestatic.com/thumbnail_library/khn_160830_elderly_patient_hospital_medication_250x188.jpg