overmedications
Too many pills
Overmedications is the plural of overmedication—the practice of prescribing or taking more medication than necessary or beneficial.
The term often appears in discussions of healthcare for the elderly, psychiatric treatment, or pharmaceutical industry influence: Overmedications in nursing homes have drawn regulatory scrutiny.
It can refer to excessive dosages, unnecessary prescriptions, or the cumulative effect of too many drugs at once.
Using numerous drugs concurrently
- prescriptionsAuthorized medication orders
- dosagesQuantities of medication prescribed
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
contraindications · geriatrics · hospitalization · toxicity · overdosing · complications · mismanagement · cascading
Young human beings
- stimulantsAgents that heighten arousal
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- RitalinADHD stimulant medication
- AdderallAmphetamine-based concentration aid
diagnoses · parents · developmental · misdiagnosis · labeling · alternatives · therapy · advocacy
Excessive medication ordering
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- medicalizationReframing problems as disorders
kickbacks · reform · accountability · transparency · watchdogs · FDA · oversight
Medications treating clinical despair
- sedativesDrugs that calm
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- zombificationConversion to undead state
numbing · dependency · withdrawal · tapering · institutionalization · consent · autonomy · alternatives
polypharmacy
Using numerous drugs concurrently
- prescriptionsAuthorized medication orders
- dosagesQuantities of medication prescribed
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
pharmaceuticals · contraindications · geriatrics · hospitalization · toxicity · overdosing · complications · mismanagement · cascading · iatrogenic
children
Young human beings
- stimulantsAgents that heighten arousal
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- RitalinADHD stimulant medication
Adderall · diagnoses · parents · developmental · misdiagnosis · labeling · alternatives · therapy · advocacy
overprescribing
Excessive medication ordering
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
medicalization · kickbacks · reform · accountability · transparency · watchdogs · FDA · oversight
antidepressants
Medications treating clinical despair
- sedativesDrugs that calm
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
zombification · numbing · dependency · withdrawal · tapering · institutionalization · consent · autonomy · alternatives