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Polypharmacy guidance: realistic prescribing
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Polypharmacy guidance: realistic prescribing
Scottish Government Effective Prescribing & Therapeutics Division
What is polypharmacy and why is it important?
Which patients should be targeted for review?
Who is this guideline targeted at?
How does this guideline aim to help?
The 7-Steps medication review
Reviewing medication need and effectiveness
Understanding drug efficacy and numbers needed to treat (NNT)
Cumulative toxicity tool and adverse drug reactions (ADR)
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Polypharmacy guidance: realistic prescribing
