For deprescribing medications, what the doctor says is key
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28 April 2021For deprescribing medications, what the doctor says is key
When an older patient no longer needs a medication or requires less dosage, doctors may consider “deprescribing” the medicine. Deprescribing enables clinicians to stop or reduce medications that are no longer beneficial or may even be harmful for a patient.
