# polypharmacy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple concurrent disorders in the same (now especially elderly) patient, chiefly with connotations of indiscriminate or excessive prescription (involving overmedication and overprescription).

## Etymology
From poly- + pharmacy, after Ancient Greek πολυφάρμακος (poluphármakos).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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