Polypharmacy and Deprescribing

JAMA. 2023 Aug 15;330(7):672. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8872.

Authors

Sarah E Vordenberg¹, Preeti N Malani², Jeffrey T Kullgren³

Affiliations

¹ College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Deputy Editor, JAMA.
³ Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

PMID: 37505505
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8872

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This JAMA Patient Page describes the problem of polypharmacy and its consequences, and how deprescribing can reduce polypharmacy.

Publication types

Patient Education Handout

MeSH terms

Deprescriptions*
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control
Polypharmacy* / prevention & control