title: Polypharmacy and elders: a deadly combination.
authors.affiliation: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Track, University of South Alabama, USA. jvarner@usouthal.edu
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D019338:Polypharmacy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management; D016896:Treatment Outcome