Polypharmacy: effects and risks for your patient

Medicine use in older people involves a complex balance between managing disease and avoiding medicine-related problems. The higher prevalence of disease in older people with multiple comorbidities means they take more medicines, which increases the risk of adverse drug effects and interactions good practice requires regular review of a patient’s medicines, medical conditions, and comorbidities.

This webinar will discuss the following topics:

• Polypharmacy risks and effects on your patient

• Best practice and medication

• Polypharmacy and the older patient

• Medication review process

• Health Atlas and Polypharmacy.