Deprescribing Case 8
A deprescribing case was documented in the article by Barbara Farrell, Véronique French Merkley, and Nafisa Ingar: Reducing pill burden and helping with medication awareness to improve adherence
A 78-year-old woman was referred to the GDH for assessment of cognition and review of her multiple medical problems. Her past medical history included hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a recent stroke, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, gout, restless leg syndrome and psoriatic arthritis. She had recently scored 14 of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) (normal being ≥26). At the initial assessment, her daughter raised concerns about progressive memory loss and reported a family history of Alzheimer's disease. Low mood/unresolved grief, decreased mobility and endurance, and ongoing pain (particularly in her right heel) were also identified as active issues.
The case was further analyzed and optimized with PM-TOM and ChatGPT. Click the following links to get the reports on