Most Seniors Are Taking Too Many Prescriptions

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By Dr. Mercola

The New York Times1 reports that the average person in their mid- to late 60s today is taking 15 prescription drugs a year — and that doesn’t even count the number of over-the-counter products they may be taking.

That’s a lot of medications, especially when you consider that a survey released by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)2 not quite four years ago, in 2016, indicated that 75% of the respondents — all over age 50 — said they take at least one prescription medication on a regular basis.

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