Deprescribing in Older Adults: Doing More by Doing Less

In older patients, where age-related changes impact drug choice and

Pharmacology expert Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald will help you learn to:

• Identify the effects of aging on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Recognize safety issues with the use of select medications in the elderly
• Describe possible drug candidates for deprescribing in the older adult
• Consider normative age-related changes and subsequent impact on drug choice and dose
• Implement deprescribing principles
• Avoid using medications where there is little evidence of benefit but evidence of risk