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JANUARY 20, 2023

Survey: Most Adults Willing to Stop Medications If OK’d by Doctors


Originally published by our sister publication Pharmacy Practice News

By Karen Blum

SAN FRANCISCO—The vast majority of older adults would discontinue their medications if their doctor said it was possible, according to a pilot study by researchers at the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, in New York.

Some 91.3% of adults 65 years of age and older, presented with a video about medication deprescribing and related surveys responded that they would be willing