Drugs are the mainstay of therapy for several chronic diseases that afflict the elderly
population (
1.
). Nursing home residents consume an average of eight drugs (
2.
). If patients are transferred to an acute-care facility, the average number of medications
given to them increases to 10 per day (
3.
). This situation results in an increased likelihood of inappropriate or excessive
use of drugs and an increased exposure to drug-related toxicities (
4.
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