Deprescribing Antipsychotic Medications
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The Quality Corner Show welcomes back DeLon Canterbury, PharmD, BCGP, Deprescribing Implementation Strategist and President/CEO of GeriatRx, Inc. , to talk about deprescribing antipsychotic medications in geriatric populations and why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is cracking down on nursing homes that overprescribe antipsychotic drugs.
Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, asks Canterbury how to safely deprescribe antipsychotic medications and how providers, patients, and caregivers define improving patient outcomes as it relates to these medications.
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1. Deprescribing Antipsychotic Medications (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:01:42)
3. Potential Rise in Inappropriate Diagnoses and Uses of Medications (00:07:43)
4. Safely Deprescribing Antipsychotic Medications (00:12:22)
5. “Improving Patient Outcomes” as it Relates to Use of Antipsychotic Medications (00:18:38)
6. Closing (00:26:42)
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