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Searching for ways to tackle the problem of over‐prescribing
Author(s) -
Ogden Joy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1814
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medicine , harm , ogden , family medicine , intensive care medicine , social psychology , psychology , physics , thermodynamics
Polypharmacy in the elderly, weaning patients off steroids, and reducing the use of antibiotics, antidepressants and opioids were among the topics discussed at the Royal College of Physicians’ conference Avoiding Harm from Over‐prescribing held in London in November. Joy Ogden presents some of the highlights of the conference.