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In part two of a series on how pharmacists can play a role in reducing the “pill burden”, clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, Katrina Azer, outlines the process of deprescribing
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1. NHS. Deprescribing: A Practical Guide. Novemer 2022. tinyurl.com/DeprescribingGuide
2. Leitch S, Dovey SM, Cunningham WK, et al. Medication-related harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review. Br J Gen Pract 2021;71(709):626–33.3.
3. Steinman M, Reeve E. Deprescribing. UpToDate. April 2021. uptodate.com/contents/deprescribing
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