Module Summary
GP and professor of primary care Dr Tony Avery and PCN pharmacist Ojali Yusuff answer questions on polypharmacy and deprescribing
Learning Objectives
This module includes discussion of:
- Identification of counter-productive polypharmacy
- The use of screening tools, such as STOPP and START
- Rationalising repeats on discharge
- Medication considerations in the very elderly
Author
Dr Tony Avery is a GP and professor of primary care in Nottingham
Ojali Yusuff is a PCN pharmacist in Nottingham
Date module published
Sep 16, 2021
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