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The data collection occurred during a 4-month period from March to July 2017. <b><i>Results:<\/i><\/b> Fifty-two percent (<i>n<\/i> = 260) of the patients were males, with a mean age of 71.73 \u00b1 5.32 years. The prevalence of polypharmacy (5\u20138 drugs) and excessive polypharmacy (&#x3e;8 drugs) was 58.4% (<i>n<\/i> = 292) and 10.2% (<i>n<\/i> = 51), respectively. The risk factors associated with an increased number of medicines used were: female gender (<i>p<\/i> = 0.019), a lower level of education (<i>p<\/i> = 0.003), a high number of hospital admissions (<i>p<\/i> = 0.000), clinics visited by the patient (<i>p =<\/i>0.000), and number of comorbidities (<i>p<\/i> = 0.000). The most commonly used medications (82.6% of the study population) were blood glucose-lowering agents, excluding insulin. Other commonly used medications were antihypertensive drugs and lipid-modifying agents. <b><i>Conclusion:<\/i><\/b> A significant sector of the older Kuwaiti patient population has a high prevalence of polypharmacy and is thus exposed to its potential hazards. 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