Polypharmacy is MOST accurately defined as:

A) a harmful interaction when several drugs are taken together.
B) the prescribing of multiple drugs to treat multiple conditions.
C) unnecessarily prescribing numerous drugs to prevent a disease.
D) the unintentional ingestion of multiple doses of the same drug.


Answer: B) the prescribing of multiple drugs to treat multiple conditions.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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