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The document shows that 40% of patients take 5 or more medications (polypharmacy), while 60% take less than 5 medications. It also shows the percentages of interactions between different pharmacological classes, with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antihypertensives interacting 34% each, antibiotics interacting 10%, and antifungals interacting 8%.
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