The practice of taking multiple medications at the same time is known as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


polypharmacy

Taking several medications concurrently is polypharmacy. Many geriatric patients take more than one medication at the same time.

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a. The hippocampus b. The olfactory epithelium c. The amygdala d. The prefrontal cortex

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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