Pharmacists’ role in promoting patient safety through deprescribing

SHEILAMARY KOCH | June 12, 2019 | 240 views

Pharmacists are obviously key players in prescribing medications. Now, as medication-related harm impacts aging populations, these same pharmacists are being called to take on an equally crucial role in the deprescribing process.

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