A study reviewed prescription use among older adults and finds that taking multiple medications is associated with a higher risk of death. According to the reported results, older people who take five or more prescription drugs have a greater likelihood of dying than those taking fewer. The analysis also indicates that each additional prescription medication corresponds to an increase in death risk, described as about 7% per added drug. The findings raise questions about deprescribing—the process of reviewing and potentially reducing medications that may no longer be necessary or appropriate for an individual’s health goals. The reporting focuses on the relationship between the number of prescriptions and mortality rather than identifying specific drugs responsible for the risk. The study’s results are presented as observational and therefore do not on their own prove that the medications cause the higher death rate; they may also reflect differences in underlying health conditions that require more prescriptions. Overall, the coverage emphasizes the importance of medication review in older age.