Primary Care Reports – September 1, 2009

September 1, 2009

• Reducing Polypharmacy: Prudent Prescribing in Primary Care

  Polypharmacy is the simultaneous use of multiple medications. Many authors have defined polypharmacy as the simultaneous use of at least five or six medications. Others have suggested that polypharmacy should not be determined by the absolute number of medications, but rather the use of even a single medication that is not clearly indicated.

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• Pharmacology Watch

  Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 inhibitors, FDA Actions, and FDA Warnings.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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