Medications - too many?
Reducing pill burden
As we get older, medications can accumulate — but every medication should continue to have a clear purpose.
A geriatrician can review your complete medication list and consider what is helping, what may be unnecessary and what could be causing side effects. Some medicines can contribute to falls, dizziness, confusion, fatigue, poor appetite or low blood pressure.
We look carefully for drug interactions, duplication and medications that may no longer be needed.
Where appropriate, medicines can be carefully reduced or stopped through a process known as deprescribing. We also make sure important treatments have not been overlooked and that medications remain appropriate for your current health goals.
Simplifying complicated medication schedules can make treatment safer and easier to manage.
Medication decisions are made collaboratively, taking into account your priorities, medical conditions and quality of life.
We can work with your GP, pharmacist and specialists to ensure your treatment remains coordinated.
The goal is not simply fewer medicines — it is the right medicines, at the right doses, for the right reasons.