Polypharmacy: Proven Problems or Priceless Possibilities?

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Topic: Polypharmacy:  Proven Problems or Priceless Possibilities?

Speakers: Tracy S. Loper, MD

Professional Practice Gap: Practitioners are frequently challenged between the available evidence against polypharmacy and its apparent proliferation in the medical community. This presentation will address that gap.

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Learning Objectives:

1. Describe polypharmacy and its implications in different patient populations, especially the geriatric.
2. Recognize over-prescribing pitfalls, especially in patients with significant medical co-morbidities.
3. Identify strategies for educating patients and offering polypharmacy corrections and solutions.

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CE Credits: 1