DR-G.CO.IL

Mr. "B" was a 72-year-old man on hemodialysis, diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia. With his family's consent and declared preferences, six of his ten prescribed medications were stopped. Dramatic improvement was evident within two weeks, with sharply increased cognitive and functional improvement. On a mini-mental cognitive score evaluation given at the beginning his score was 14/30; following cessation of the medications he attained a score of 30/30 - normal. He was able to return to active community life and underwent a kidney transplant a year later... The phenomena, known as polypharmacy, of senior citizens being caught in a web of consuming vast amounts of medications, prescribed over the years by various physicians, is well-known both to the patient's family members and among the medical community... Seniors, with decreased drug elimination, are especially sensitive to medications and unable to tolerate the usual doses, causing drug accumulation that result in drug overload or..