Analysis: Reducing Polypharmacy among BC seniors
By Michael Kary, BCCPA Director of Research and Policy Lately we have seen many concerns, including from media reports and from the BC Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA), raised about seniors being prescribed too many unnecessary prescription drugs – a practice commonly referred to as polypharmacy. In regards to these concerns, the BC Care […]
BCCPA Backgrounder: Reducing Polypharmacy in B.C.’s Continuing Care Sector
New paper addresses use of Polypharmacy, Antipsychotics, Anti-depressants and off-label drug use Lately we have seen concerns raised about seniors being prescribed too many unnecessary prescription drugs – a practice commonly referred to as polypharmacy. In general, the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) agrees with the Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA) that seniors taking many […]
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