Recent estimates suggest that close to 40% of adults over the age of 65 are prescribed at least five drugs. But is more better?

On this episode on the I'm Pharmacy Podcast we tackle the topic of optimized use, discussing the process of deprescribing, prescribing cascades, and polypharmacy with Clinician Scientist Lisa McCarthy and Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Professor and Dean Lisa Dolovich.

Recent estimates suggest that close to 40% of adults over the age of 65 are prescribed at least five drugs. But is more better? On this episode on the I'm Pharmacy Podcast we tackle the topic of optimized use, discussing the process of deprescribing, prescribing cascades, and polypharmacy with Clinician Scientist Lisa McCarthy and Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Professor and Dean Lisa Dolovich.

S2.E7: Optimized Use

The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto is a dynamic faculty made up of pharmacy leaders and researchers in the heart of Canada’s thriving healthcare and research ecosystem. From drug discovery to deprescribing, we are exploring and pushing the limits of the profession and the science resulting in better medications, a better health system and better health.

Join host Mina Tadrous -- a pharmacist, researcher and Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Assistant Professor -- from the heart of Toronto's Discovery District as he explores the most pressing questions in health care.

From bench to bedside, tune in for the full dose.

Host: Dr. Mina Tadrous
Production, Editing, Music: Steve Southon
Music: Diego Martinez
Production: Kate Richards

Check out Season One of the I'm Pharmacy Podcast, recorded and produced by Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy PharmD students.
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The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto is a dynamic faculty made up of pharmacy leaders and researchers in the heart of Canada’s thriving healthcare and research ecosystem. From drug discovery to deprescribing, we are exploring and pushing the limits of the profession and the science resulting in better medications, a better health system and better health. Join host Mina Tadrous -- a pharmacist, researcher and Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Assistant Professor -- from the heart of Toronto's Discovery District as he explores the most pressing questions in health care. From bench to bedside, tune in for the full dose. Host: Dr. Mina Tadrous Production, Editing, Music: Steve Southon Music: Diego Martinez Production: Kate Richards Check out Season One of the I'm Pharmacy Podcast, recorded and produced by Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy PharmD students. https://soundcloud.com/pharmacy-comms

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