PQS Quality Corner Show

Deprescribing for Geriatric Patients

September 30, 2021 PQS Season 2 Episode 42
PQS Quality Corner Show
Deprescribing for Geriatric Patients
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PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, PharmD takes a deeper dive into the topic of deprescribing for geriatric patients with guest G. Blair Sarbacker, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. 
Sarbacker explains where to start when creating a deprescribing plan and effective intervention with the patient.

Introduction
What is deprescribing? How is it different for a geriatric population?
What do you identify for potential deprescribing targets?
How can a pharmacist best provide recommendations to the prescriber and patient?
Closing