Deprescribing – All You Never Knew About It
So, what is deprescribing? According to deprescribing.org, it’s the planned and supervised process of dose reduction or stopping of medication that might be causing harm, or no longer be of benefit. Deprescribing is part of good prescribing – backing off when doses are too high, or stopping medications that are no longer needed.
We often hear patients and caregivers on their behalf talk about the many medications they are on. They wonder if it’s really helping or potentially hurting. This is where a certified professional comes in to help people assess the possibilities.
Passionate thought-leader DeLon Canterbury, founder/CEO of GeriatRx, is an example of such a person and we are thrilled to have him as a guest on this episode of Caregiving Insights with Todd Keitz.
DeLon’s company provides a Telehealth Concierge Deprescribing consulting service that helps patients, providers, and senior facing businesses optimize health outcomes with evidence-based therapies with innovative solutions focusing on deprescribing unnecessarily prescribed medications. They boldly believe that every patient, especially senior citizens, should have a pharmacist assess and conduct Medication Therapy Management to ensure that therapies are appropriate, safe, and effective while tailoring plans to a patient’s clinical needs and racial demographics.
This discussion includes: – DeLon’s journey to his passion for deprescribing – Special credentialing necessary – Differences between pharmacist and physician knowledge of drugs – What IS deprescribing? – Why to consider it? – How he works/collaborates with a patient’s physician and caregiver during the deprescribing process – Genetic Testing – How is can play a part in the process – Where is done – How to get a test – Why get a test – Training future deprescribers by changing mindsets of current prescribers – Training doctors and nurses on deprescribing with evidence-based recommendations.
As DeLon passionately says, there is “no need for a 90 year old woman to be on 30 meds. Period!”
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Todd has been primary caregiver and patient advocate since June 2018 for his parents, who each are faced with serious illness. This journey led him to create the blog www.1day1week.com, this YouTube channel Caregiving Insights, and a soon-to-be launched (Q1, 2023) web/mobile app for caregivers and patient advocates — to connect, share, and support each other.
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