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Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

10 Commandments of Polypharmacy Part 2 of 2

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5716 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Here is part 2 of 2 on the final 5 of the 10 commandments of polypharmacy.



6. Thou shalt identify limits for medications not intended for chronic use as well as not continue a medication indefinitely for symptoms that have an expected short duration



7. Thou shalt not start a medication from a similar medication class without appropriate rationale



8. Thou shalt not initiate a medication without considering medications that may treat duplicate conditions – Kill two birds with one stone



9. Thou shalt consider eliminating or reducing medications at every medication review



10. Thou shalt be willing to accept risk in discontinuing a medication if they were willing to accept the risk of initiating a medication

Transcript

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Well, today we've got part two of the Ten Commandments of Polypharmacy, and I'm going to cover my last

1:00.1

five commandments, commandments six through ten. So just a little bit of a background. I put together

1:08.7

these commandments to really help people identify ways to

1:14.0

reduce medications. And it's a ongoing challenge. The statistics show that more and more

1:21.9

patients are being put on more and more medications over the years, and Polypharmacy is growing, and it's going to be an issue

1:29.9

for the foreseeable future.

1:32.5

So with that said, let's get into some of the commandments here.

1:36.7

So number six, thou shall identify limits for medications not intended for chronic use,

1:45.9

as well as not continue medication indefinitely for symptoms that have an expected short duration.

1:53.4

So that's a little bit of a mouthful.

1:55.8

But I'll provide you some examples here.

1:58.9

So a classic example is DVT.

2:03.6

So sometimes for DVT treatment, that DVT can be caused by a certain situation,

2:10.9

whether it be immobility or medication or cancer, that type of thing.

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