Rolling back the meds one step at a time

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Rolling back the meds one step at a time

Katrina Azer

Katrina Azer

Lips and pills
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In part two of a series on how pharmacists can play a role in reducing the “pill burden”, clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, Katrina Azer, outlines the process of deprescribing

Deprescribing is appropriate for any patient on any number of medicines, from children to older people In my last article, I covered inappropriat
References

1. NHS. Deprescribing: A Practical Guide. Novemer 2022. tinyurl.com/DeprescribingGuide

2. Leitch S, Dovey SM, Cunningham WK, et al. Medication-related harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review. Br J Gen Pract 2021;71(709):626–33.3.

3. Steinman M, Reeve E. Deprescribing. UpToDate. April 2021. uptodate.com/contents/deprescribing