Deprescribing
The planned, doctor-led withdrawal of medicines no longer warranted. Targets: years-long proton-pump inhibitors, sleeping pills, anticholinergics (dementia risk), too many blood-pressure drugs in the elderly. Never on your own.
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Last reviewed: 6 September 2026
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