#polypharmacy

Scottish National Users Group

3 weeks ago

🚨UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th)

"Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It"

Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook

👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin...

#MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing

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@snugusers.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Can AI help reduce polypharmacy? (Part 2)

Part 2 of discussion with Steve Williams (@theauralapothecary) - can LLMs support GP medication reviews? We discuss a real case, a new study and wonder if AI can match human intelligence?
open.spotify.com/episode/31Ru...
#GPpractice #polypharmacy #AIinHealthcare #SNUG #DigitalHealth #RightDecision

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Able Channel

@theablechannel.bsky.social

1 month ago

Did you know that aging affects how medications work? As we get older, our bodies change, making some meds less effective. Talk to your doctor about adjusting your medication regimen for better health outcomes!
Watch at shorturl.at/ylMcb
#Polypharmacy #AgingWell #MedicationManagement #HealthTips

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Christopher Lane, PhD 😷

@christophlane.bsky.social

1 month ago

Clinical Reasoning and the Debate Over Psychiatric Diagnosis A new book urges a major rethink of checklist diagnoses in psychiatry.

A major new book urges a rethink of checklist diagnosis

My review @psychologytoday.com

#Medsky #psychiatry #overdiagnosis #polypharmacy

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/side...

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1 month ago

🚨UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th)

"Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It"

Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook

👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin...

#MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing

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1 month ago

🆕 UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th) 🆕

"Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It"

Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook

👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin...

#MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing

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Deprescribing.org - Optimizing Medication Use Deprescribing.org - reducing medications safely to meet life’s changes. Online resources for clinicians and patients to help with deprescribing.

1 month ago

Out of those with dementia, a significant portion suffer from inappropriate #polypharmacy, putting older adults at risk of medication-related side effects.

Visit deprescribing.org to find resources on how to #deprescribe these medications safely:
deprescribing.org/resources/de...

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Steve the Chemist

@stevechemist.bsky.social

1 month ago

Some more Podultery from me, talking about my favourite subject #polypharmacy in general practice. The real fun / debate is in part 2 , out next month, where we discuss AI's role. Thanks for inviting me on your Podcast Andrew. #pharmsky @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app @clarepharmacy.bsky.social

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Scottish National Users Group

@snugusers.bsky.social

1 month ago

Can AI help reduce polypharmacy? (Part 1)

New SNUG podcast: tackling the UK's polypharmacy crisis with Steve Williams(@AuralApothecary). Steve shares how his team combines structured medication reviews with LTC management. But can AI help us? Hear part 1.
open.spotify.com/episode/715n...
#Polypharmacy #PrimaryCare #NHS #ClinicalPharmacy

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Journal of General Internal Medicine

@journalgim.bsky.social

2 months ago

💊 Polypharmacy isn’t just a byproduct of multimorbidity—it’s a chronic condition in its own right. It deserves proactive, patient-centered care and diagnosis. #JGIM #Polypharmacy @WaseemJerjes

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Ian Kremer

@wolverinebear.bsky.social

3 months ago

8 Tips to Avoid Harmful Drug Interactions and Overmedication in Seniors – DailyCaring Many seniors take multiple meds, putting them at higher risk of harmful drug reactions. Get 8 ways to prevent overmedication in seniors!

8 Tips to Avoid Harmful Drug Interactions and Overmedication in Seniors dailycaring.com/8-tips-to-av...

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #health #wellness #polypharmacy

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Polypharmacy management interventions in older adults: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials To synthesize evidence from meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating interventions aimed at improving polypharmacy management i…

3 months ago

Check out ISMP Canada's December 2025 Bulletin describing the collaboration between @deprescribing.bsky.social and Canada's Drug Agency in the development of new tools for patients, care partners, and health providers to combat inappropriate #polypharmacy!

ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/pol...

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Andrew Lee

@andrewleedr.bsky.social

3 months ago

#Polypharmacy in the #elderly is a common issue with considerable consequences.

An umbrella review of meta-analyses of RCTs published in #PublicHealth #RSPH journal explores the evidence on interventions to manage polypharmacy in older adults
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dr. Sam Goldstein

@drsamgoldstein.bsky.social

3 months ago

The Unintended Consequences of Quick Fixes in Kids How early ADHD treatment escalates into polypharmacy, why skills matter more than pills, and what must change to protect children’s mental health and long-term development.

How a nation's turn to pills is reshaping childhood mental health. Read my article at @psychologytoday.com
#adhd #polypharmacy
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www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rais...

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Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

@pharmacy.utoronto.ca

3 months ago

New toolkit guides clinicians through conversations about polypharmacy Developed by and for primary care providers, “5 Tips for Managing Polypharmacy” toolkit provides evidence-based recommendations for managing multiple medications.

Associate Professor Lisa McCarthy, co-director of @deprescribing.bsky.social, worked with Canada's Drug Agency (CDA) and @ismpcanada.bsky.social to develop a practical tool that helps clinicians support safer, more effective conversations about #polypharmacy: www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/news-announc...

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3 months ago

🚨ICYMI - TI #BestEvidence webinar

Addressing medications that are ineffective & potentially harmful for patients with alcohol & other substance use disorders 💊🍻🚬
ti.ubc.ca/harms-aud-sud/

Speaker: Dr. Evan Wood

#polypharmacy #alcohol #substanceusedisorder

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4 months ago

🚨 Be sure to sign-up for the "More Medications May Not Be Better" Webinar hosted by the Canadian Medication Safety Network on Wednesday November 26 from 12 - 1 PM ET!

Join the conversation on addressing potentially inappropriate #polypharmacy.

Registration Link:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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@thepharmacistnews.bsky.social

4 months ago

deprescribing.org, Canada's Drug Agency, & ISMP Canada, are happy to have co-developed '5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy', a new resource for clinicians to emphasize 5 crucial tips to manage #polypharmacy.

➡️ Find Links to the Full Toolkit and Shareable Handout here:
deprescribing.org/resources/5-...

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The Pharmacist

4 months ago

Study casts doubt on polypharmacy policies but notes value of GP-pharmacist link-up An NHS-backed trial has found that enhanced medication reviews for patients prescribed multiple medicines do not improve prescribing safety

Study casts doubt on polypharmacy policies but notes value of GP-pharmacist link-up

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#polypharmacy #medicines #GPs #pharmacists #pharmacy #UKpharmacy #prescribing

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South West Pharmacy Research Network

@swpharmres.bsky.social

4 months ago

Improvement in 1-in-4 patients with less multimorbidity or ≤8 meds Strong evidence that interventions focused on limited problems work Need holistic measure reflecting patient perspectives Quality of life Broad reaching May be insensitive to changes achieved through med review

Rupert reflects on possible reasons that IMPP did "not work" with important points about medicines related research in general. Issues such as #polypharmacy are necessarily complicated to research. It can also be hard to work out what the right outcome measures are. #SWPRN25

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South West Pharmacy Research Network

@swpharmres.bsky.social

4 months ago

Optimising polypharmacy management in primary care through general practitioner−pharmacist collaboration, informatics, and enhancing clinician engagement: the IMPPP cluster-randomised trial A complex medication optimisation intervention did not reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing in patients with polypharmacy. The findings are at odds with the current policy drive for digital he...

We are the first audience to hear about IMPP since the publication of one of their key papers last week! #SWPRN25 #polypharmacy #pharmacyresearch

The team includes researchers from @apexcomms.bsky.social and @capcbristol.bsky.social as well as Keele, Munich, Edinburgh and Alberta

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The Pharmaceutical Journal

@pharmaj.bsky.social

4 months ago

Health news round-up: community pharmacy services, medicines, obesity and ageing The Pharmaceutical Journal team were at the Pharmacy Show, held in Birmingham on 12–13 October 2025, reporting on community pharmacy services such as blood pressure checks — which have delivered 7…

A round up of health news from the week, including reporting from the Pharmacy Show, potential new treatments for obesity and studies on ageing, polypharmacy and palliative care

#ukpharmacy #weightloss #polypharmacy #palliativecare

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SyntesaMateria

@syntesamateria.bsky.social

5 months ago

More pills don’t always mean better care. In elderly patients, polypharmacy can save live, or complicate them.

#pharmacology #geriatrics #polypharmacy #medicalstudent #evidencebasedmedicine

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The Pharmaceutical Journal

@pharmaj.bsky.social

5 months ago

Health Innovation Network's polypharmacy programme comes to an end A programme that aimed to address problematic polypharmacy in England has now ended. The Health Innovation Network’s (HIN’s) National Polypharmacy Programme closed in September 2025, with a closing…

The Health Innovation Network's National Polypharmacy Programme, which aimed to address problematic polypharmacy in England, has now ended

#ukpharmacy #polypharmacy

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Rohan Elliott

@rohanelliott.bsky.social

5 months ago

Polypharmacy's Association With Mortality: Confounding From Underlying Morbidity Background Studies consistently associate use of multiple medications with increased mortality. However, such studies often lack adequate adjustment for confounding, particularly from underlying dis.....

Polypharmacy's association with Mortality: confounding from underlying morbidity - Bjørk - 2025 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society #geriatrics #polypharmacy agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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