The prevalence of polypharmacy in elderly attenders to an emergency department - a problem with a need for an effective solution

Table 1 Range of numbers of prescribed medications in study population

Number of prescription drugs	Number of patients
1	26
2	29
3	35
4	41
5	40
6	36
7	34
8	27
9	22
10	19
11	11
12	6
13	4
14	6
15	1
16	1
17	2

ISSN: 1865-1380