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A step-wise approach to reviewing medications for older adults

A step-wise approach to reviewing medications for older adults
Approach
Review current drug therapy
Discontinue potentially unnecessary therapy
Consider adverse drug events as a potential cause for any new symptom
Consider nonpharmacologic approaches
Substitute with safer alternatives
Reduce the dose
Use beneficial therapies when indicated
Reproduced with permission from: Rochon PA, Gurwitz JH. Drug Therapy. The Lancet 1995; 346:32. Copyright © 1995 Elsevier.
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