Regular contributor Chris Bender from Diamond’s Drug Information Center gives us a much needed break from all the COVID talk to discuss another serious, if understated, problem in healthcare- polypharmacy. Chris breaks down what exactly polypharmacy is, its negative effects on patients and health care as a whole, and what pharmacists can do to stop it. Along the way we also talk about the prescription cascade, deprescribing, and managing polypharmacy in corrections and long-term care settings.

Clinical resource mentioned in the show:

Epocrates

www.epocrates.com