Definition of "polytherapy" []

• The use of several drugs to treat a single condition; polypharmacy. (noun)

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• "Savella-treated patients are on polytherapy for fibromyalgia, which is similar to the current experience for Cymbalta and Lyrica."
• ""In the second odds ratio of 1.68," she said, "showing a 68 percent increased risk, now we are comparing women who took Paxil either alone or in combination with another SSRI, compared to the other SSRI group, either alone or in combination with other SSRIs, mono - or polytherapy.""
• "In the 627 subjects (77. 7%) subjects on polytherapy, levetiracetam was the most commonly co-prescribed drug."