@Kathy - it's crazy the number of pills people take. Here's some annual figures from Stats Canada:
"In 2005,pharmacists dispensed an average of 35 prescriptions per person aged 60 to 79, and 74 prescriptions per person aged 80 or older, compared with an overall average of 14 prescriptions per Canadian."
I think he needs a new doctor.
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@Joyce Lansky - agreed!
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a lot of pills!!
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@Kathy - it's crazy the number of pills people take. Here's some annual figures from Stats Canada:
ReplyDelete"In 2005,pharmacists dispensed an average of
35 prescriptions per person aged 60
to 79, and 74 prescriptions per person
aged 80 or older, compared with an
overall average of 14 prescriptions per
Canadian."
Yikes!