Old age is a blessing. It indicates that you possess a lifetime of wisdom and experiences.
Notwithstanding, a less exciting factor of old age is the need to take medication regularly.
Merck Manual, in an article on Aging and Medications put out by Healthy Living, states that “Almost 90% of older adults regularly take at least one prescription drug, almost 80% regularly take at least two prescription drugs, and 36% regularly take at least five different prescription drugs.”
They go on to say that the above results do not even include over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements, which would increase the rates exponentially.
What I take from those statistics is that elderly adults
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