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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Demystifying Deprescribing: Provider and Patient Buy-in Is Key

By Marcus A. Banks
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Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD

Sometimes a patient who takes multiple medications a day wants to reduce that load, but is unsure about which drug can be stopped safely. A pharmacist may want to discuss deprescribing options with patients who are experiencing polypharmacy, but feels unsure about how to start that conversation.

Fortunately, there are ways to demystify these and other deprescribing challenges, an expert noted during the ACCP 2024 Annual Meeting, in Phoenix.

“As