Overmedicating Our Elders

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

According to a survey conducted by Consumer Reports,1 you may be in the minority if you don’t regularly take a prescription drug. In a sample of nearly 2,000 American adults, more than half regularly took prescription medications and the average adult took four. The total number of prescriptions filled by Americans increased by 85 percent from 1997 to 2016. However, the total population increased by only 21 percent during that same period.

Every age group is at risk for being diagnosed with a condition they may not actually have, and subsequently being prescribed medications they do not …read more

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