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Polypharmacy guidance: Appropriate prescribing making medicines safe, effective and sustainable 2026-2029
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Polypharmacy guidance: Appropriate prescribing making medicines safe, effective and sustainable 2026-2029
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Frailty without overt multimorbidity
Frailty with multimorbidity
Care home resident with multimorbidity
Care home resident with multimorbidity including dementia
Younger adult with intellectual disability in a care home
Multimorbidity without frailty (acute pain, depression, COPD and high-risk combinations)
High risk combination – antiplatelet and anticoagulant
Chronic pain – opioids
Chronic pain – anticonvulsants
Chronic pain – antidepressants
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe frailty
Chronic constipation
Adult with Parkinson’s disease
Depression and health inequalities
Anxiety
Post traumatic stress disorder with “street benzo” use
Bipolar disorder and lithium
Antipsychotics in dementia
Antipsychotic use following recent hospital discharge
Antibiotics - penicillin allergy de-labelling
Antibiotics in end-of-life care
Medication sick day guidance (in nursing home resident)
Osteoporosis and risk of falls
Palliative care (Cardiovascular)
Palliative care – End of life care
Drug dependency and requests for medication out of hours
Addressing the use of psychoactive medication for people living with dementia through non-pharmacological techniques
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Polypharmacy guidance: Appropriate prescribing making medicines safe, effective and sustainable 2026-2029
