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Polypharmacy (many meds) — deprescribing questions and side-effect detection (Advanced)

Advanced caregiver course for elderly comorbidity polypharmacy: medication review workflow, fall/confusion side effects, and deprescribing scripts

CaregiverCaregiverAdvanced20 minPlain (6–8)

Educational only

Educational only — not medical advice.

What you'll learn

  • Run a structured medication review with clinician/pharmacist
  • Identify meds that may increase falls, confusion, or low BP
  • Use deprescribing scripts safely (no abrupt stopping)
  • Maintain an updated meds list and change log

Practice check

Check your understanding

A few untimed questions. Pick an answer to see instant feedback, then continue to the next lesson.

0 of 3 answered

Question 1

1. Stopping medications abruptly can be dangerous; deprescribing should be planned.

Question 2

2. A high-risk side effect to watch is…

Question 3

3. A safe script is…