They are overmedicated because it is easy. I am elderly but I maintain my control over the Drs. I take only 1 prescription that for HBP...
Every Dr. appointment, he seems to have ONE more pill he thinks I should have......NO I won't. I can tell he is not happy.
Side effect....this, this, this, this and last but not least I may lead to death. Sure send me a boatload, not. Mother in law had one pill after another and each time developed something else that called for another pill.
the pharmaceutical commercials are absurd they try to sell us on positive benefits to this or that medication the whole time reading the dangerous and long list of side effects.
one of my favorites is cialis which cautions that side effects may include erections lasting 6 to 8 hours along with loss of vision and hearing I want to be there when that guy shows up at the emergency room