As one might expect, the elderly are disproportionately affected by the potentially toxic consequences of medication. In fact, a 2005 study published in Pharmacotherapy revealed that more than two-thirds of hospitalized elderly adults had an adverse drug effect over a four-year period.2 Among the more common outcomes were constipation, falls, immobility, confusion, hip fractures, and a decline in functional status requiring nursing home placement. Moreover, the authors noted that drug side effects frequently mimicked other geriatric syndromes, prompting physicians to prescribe additional medication.