Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem by Judith Garber; Shannon Brownlee instant download

Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem by Judith Garber; Shannon Brownlee instant download

How the drive to  prescribe  is harming older adults 
This report should serve as a clarion call to policymakers, regulators and legislators, along with health care professionals and patient advocates, to come together to create, adopt, and implement a national strategy for addressing this crisis. Such a strategy can build on the recommendations in the National Action Plan for Addressing Medication Overload, which will be released early next year, to create a thoughtful and inclusive framework for systemic change that will produce measurable and meaningful results. 
Focusing on reducing inappropriate or unnecessary medications could save at least $60 billion over the next decade in unnecessary hospitalization for older adults alone. As a nation, we would also save billions more on the cost of unnecessary drugs and visits to the emergency room and outpatient clinics. More important even than the associated costs, successfully tackling the problem of medication overload holds the promise of lessening disability, cognitive decline, and time in the hospital for patients. That 
translates into better lives for millions of older people.