Pete and Nick are joined by geriatric registrars Emma and Chris. In this COTEcast we are tackling the issues around polypharmacy in the elderly. We discuss why it is a problem and how to manage it. We also offer some tips for junior doctors who are starting new jobs soon on how to approach a patient with polypharmacy.
Links:
STOPP/START tool:
Deprescribing Canadian initiative:
http://deprescribing.org/resources/deprescribing-guidelines-algorithms/
Anticholinergic burden score calculator:
http://www.agingbraincare.org/uploads/products/ACB_scale_-_legal_size.pdf