This review will begin with information about the prevalence and types of medications taken
by older adults with polypharmacy. This section will also highlight the prevalence and types
of unnecessary drugs as well. The next section will detail the epidemiology of adverse health
outcomes resulting from polypharmacy. Following this, evidence from randomized,
controlled intervention trials that included older adults with polypharmacy showing how
medication use can be improved will be presented. We will then finish with an expert
opinion and conclusion sections