Exploring the Lived Experience of Polypharmacy Among Patients in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: An Interpretive Description Study

Muath M. Adawi, Muath M. Ghazwani, Maha F. Alharbi, Monerah H. Alabdullatif, Rahaf A. Mutawwam, Shatha H. Mawkili, Renad G. Khormi, Ghadah H. Alammari, Raseel M. Alessa, Muath M. Oribi, Mosaab M. Hakami, Saeed A. Al-Qahtani, Thamir M. Alshammari, Moaddey Alfarhan, Hadi A. Almansour, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Ministry of Health, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, Pharmacy Practice Research Unit, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on June 01, 2026

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print.
Polypharmacy is conventionally defined by a numerical threshold, yet this metric fails to capture the complex, multidimensional burden placed on patients’ daily lives. In Saudi Arabia, despite rising chronic multimorbidity, a critical gap exists in ...