Tag: polypharmacy

Beers Criteria Explained: Safe Medications for Seniors in 2026

Beers Criteria Explained: Safe Medications for Seniors in 2026

Learn how the Beers Criteria protects seniors from dangerous medications. Discover the 2023 updates, common risky drugs, and practical steps to ensure safe prescribing for older adults.

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Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing frameworks help safely reduce unnecessary medications in older adults to cut side effects, prevent hospitalizations, and improve quality of life. Evidence-based tools like Shed-MEDS and deprescribing.org guide clinicians through the process.

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