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3 Real-Life Medication Reconciliation Example Success Stories

Medication Reconciliation

3 Real-Life Medication Reconciliation Example...

In recent blogs, we've highlighted the importance of effective medication reconciliation, noting ...

Deprescribing Movement: Background, Goals, and Obstacles to Success

Polypharmacy

Deprescribing Movement: Background, Goals, and...

The results of a recent study published in JAMA have further shined the spotlight on the risks ...

polypharmacy guidelines

Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy Guidelines and Strategies: What Does...

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients taking ...

Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Causes and Dangers

Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Causes and Dangers

People of any age can be a "polypharmacy patient," which is typically defined as one who takes five ...

Risk Factors for Polypharmacy in the COVID-19 Era

Polypharmacy

Risk Factors for Polypharmacy in the COVID-19 Era

We've been discussing polypharmacy at length in recent blogs, touching on everything from ...

Defining Polypharmacy and Understanding Its Risks and Benefits

Polypharmacy

Defining Polypharmacy and Understanding Its Risks...

While polypharmacy has received increased attention in recent years, the term has been in use for ...

8 Deprescribing Guidelines to Help Manage Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy

8 Deprescribing Guidelines to Help Manage...

In a recent blog, we looked at various definitions for polypharmacy and then summarized the risks ...

Polypharmacy in Older Adults: Statistics That Help Tell the Story

Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy in Older Adults: Statistics That...

Polypharmacy has been described as a "global risk factor for elderly people" and for good reason: ...

Decrease Polypharmacy. Large amount of medications outside a bottle.

Polypharmacy

8 Tools to Decrease Inappropriate Polypharmacy

For years, clinicians and medication experts have sounded the alarm on polypharmacy, which is ...