Show 1366: How a Pharmacist Helps Doctors with Deprescribing

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s interview, a board-certified geriatric pharmacist explains why taking an older person off a medication might be just as important as putting them on one. In fact, since prescriptions tend to accumulate over time, the delicate art of deprescribing is even more essential. This pharmacist helps physicians determine how to reduce the number […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Grayden and I'm Terry Grayden welcome to this podcast of the
0:04.7	People's Pharmacy. You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of
0:10.3	health topics at people Pharmacy.com.
0:14.0	Drug commercials on TV make medications look miraculous
0:19.0	until you listen to the long list of serious side effects. This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe
0:26.2	Grady. At least one fifth of American adults take five or more prescription drugs when
0:40.1	medications accumulate so can bad reactions and interactions.
0:44.8	Physicians are not always taught about how to deprecribe medications.
0:50.0	How can pharmacists help patients learn which drugs are essential and which might be causing
0:55.2	more harm than good?
0:57.1	Phasing off medicines requires expert supervision.
1:00.1	Gradual tapering may be more challenging than many people realize.
1:04.0	Stopping too quickly could lead to withdrawal symptoms.
1:07.0	Coming up on the people's pharmacy, how deep prescribing can save lives. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines.
1:17.0	The latest entry in the Anti-Ovesty Sweepstakes is now available in the United States.
1:23.7	Turzepatide was first approved for Type 2 diabetes in 2022 under the brand name
1:30.6	Mount Jaro. Last month the Food and Drug Administration approved the same
1:35.2	injectable drug to combat obesity. The brand name is Zepp Bound. It's starting
1:41.0	to reach pharmacy shelves.
1:43.0	The list price for uninsured patients is over $1,000 a month.
1:47.6	Insured people whose policy does not cover that bound could be charged around $500.
1:53.6	On the other hand, those whose insurance covers the drug
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