Overprescribing and polypharmacy” (if four or more medications are prescribed), can be the result of a combination of prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs and herbal supplements and is especially prevalent in older sections of the population.
Deprescribing is part of a process of reviewing the risk-benefit of medications.
According to Eureka, a November 2019 study by the American Geriatrics Society said, “Geriatricians, general internists, and cardiologists frequently consider deprescribing cardiovascular medications. They noted that successfully implementing patient-centric deprescribing will require improved communication between all physicians and their patients…We hope our study will contribute to advancing deprescribing as a patient-centered strategy that can improve the safety of medication prescribing practice and improve the wellbeing of older adults,"