Potentially futile medication consumption in the final year of life

Irish researchers have found that one out of every six people used 35 or more medications in their last year of life. Although this may be related to high symptom burden, it is also recognised that continued use of futile treatment is also contributing. More food for thought at https://academic.oup.com/ageing/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ageing/afy054/4982632