Polypharmacy and the Elderly: Managing Multiple Medications in the Senior Population
Tracking # 20-845528
Course overview
The number of prescriptions per capita in the U.S. has risen dramatically over the past 20 years, especially for the elderly. Not many primary care and other medical specialists have advanced training in prescribing for the elderly, and physicians may be unaware of the multiplication of risk with each new drug prescribed. A number of studies show that it is the number of drugs prescribed-more than the class-that is the best predictor of adverse drug events due to polypharmacy in the elderly. This activity will provide strategies and resources to help reduce polypharmacy in the senior population.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Podiatry Examiners
Podiatrist
Arkansas State Medical Board - Medical Doctors & Osteopathic Doctors
Medical Doctor
Osteopathic Doctor
Bahamas Medical Council
Medical Practitioner
Specialty Medical Practitioner
Florida Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Physician
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
Institutional Physician
Physician
Telemedicine
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Podiatric Physicians
Podiatrist
Michigan Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
Medical Doctor Compact License
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Doctor of Osteopathy
Medical Doctor
Physician Assistant
New Hampshire Board of Medicine
Physician
New Mexico Medical Board
Medical Doctor
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
Medical Doctor
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Doctor of Osteopathy
Medical Doctor
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Medical Doctor
Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
Osteopathic Physician
Texas Medical Board - Physicians
Physician
Disclosure statements
The authors, editors, reviewers and planning committee members for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company to disclose.