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Polypharmacy is a term used to describe a patient taking at least five or more medications.

Racism is defined as a form of discrimination (altered treatment of members of different ethnic, religious, national, or racial groups) that categorizes groups/communities by certain characteristics and differences which others consider inferior. (“Racism, bias, and discrimination”, n.d.). An example of racism in the United States' (U.S.) healthcare system is healthcare professionals denying appropriate care to minority people (Yearby et al., 2022). People of color have been