--- title: Blog Wise DX | Polypharmacy description: Polypharmacy | News and Updates from Wise Diagnostic Systems - we serve nursing homes, long term care facilities and specialists. --- [![Wise Logo](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wise%20Logo.webp?width=181&height=78&name=Wise%20Logo.webp "Wise Logo")](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Why Choose Wise DX](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Who We Serve](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Insurance & Billing](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [About Us](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog) - [Contact](https://www.wisedx.com/) ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hubfs/hero.jpg) [![Antibiotics - Printed Diagnosis with Blurred Text. Red Pills, Injections and Syringe.](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Antibiotics%20-%20Printed%20Diagnosis%20with%20Blurred%20Text.%20On%20Background%20of%20Medicaments%20Composition%20-%20Red%20Pills%2c%20Injections%20and%20Syringe..jpeg?width=900&name=Antibiotics%20-%20Printed%20Diagnosis%20with%20Blurred%20Text.%20On%20Background%20of%20Medicaments%20Composition%20-%20Red%20Pills%2c%20Injections%20and%20Syringe..jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise) ### [Overmedication of America: Prescription Drug Use on the Rise](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 6 Sep, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Antibiotics%20-%20Printed%20Diagnosis%20with%20Blurred%20Text.%20On%20Background%20of%20Medicaments%20Composition%20-%20Red%20Pills%2c%20Injections%20and%20Syringe..jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Antibiotics%20-%20Printed%20Diagnosis%20with%20Blurred%20Text.%20On%20Background%20of%20Medicaments%20Composition%20-%20Red%20Pills%2c%20Injections%20and%20Syringe..jpeg) Americans' use of prescription drugs has skyrocketed in the last decade as about 2 in 3 U.S. adults increasingly take advantage of the 20,000+ prescription drugs approved for marketing. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/overmedication-of-america-prescription-drug-use-on-the-rise) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs), [Polypharmacy](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/polypharmacy) ![Email Icon](https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/1781314/Email%20Icon.svg) ### Subscribe to email updates ### Recent posts ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MADAjAHEwJA.jpg?width=400&name=canva-MADAjAHEwJA.jpg) [The Evolution of PGx: Unraveling the Power of Pharmacogenomics Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing) 20 Jul, 2023 ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MADB-CXA-y0.jpg?width=400&name=canva-MADB-CXA-y0.jpg) [Heath Experts Say Antimicrobial Resistance Could be Worse than COVID](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid) 12 Jul, 2023 ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Doctor%20holding%20a%20tablet%20computer%20next%20to%20a%20child%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg?width=400&name=Doctor%20holding%20a%20tablet%20computer%20next%20to%20a%20child%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg) [Pharmacogenomic Testing in Children](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children) 8 Jun, 2023 ![wise dx logo](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wise-White-footer.png?width=200&name=Wise-White-footer.png) [![Fb icon](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Fb%20icon.webp?width=28&name=Fb%20icon.webp)](https://www.facebook.com/wisedx/) [![Li icon](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Li%20icon.webp?width=28&name=Li%20icon.webp)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wise-diagnostic-systems/about/) [info@wisedx.com](mailto:info@wisedx.com) Tel: 855.WISE.DX.1 Fax: 855-947-3391