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Polypharmacy and Deprescribing

Dr. Yvon Petiote, Family Medicine Physician with Bethesda Hospital, Baptist Health, says it is important for a physician to look into the treatment that was started and see if the medication is still needed. "If the patient's condition has been resolved, it is an opportunity to remove a medication that was for an acute condition," he explains.

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