A 68-year-old woman in a residential aged care facility is on 12 regular medications including benzodiazepines, anticholinergics and multiple antihype...

Question

A 68-year-old woman in a residential aged care facility is on 12 regular medications including benzodiazepines, anticholinergics and multiple antihypertensives. She has had two falls in the past 3 months. According to the RACGP Silver Book principles, what is the most appropriate approach to her medication management?

Accepted Answer

Undertake a structured medication review with deprescribing of high-risk and non-beneficial drugs

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Continue all medications as prescribed to avoid destabilising conditions

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Stop all medications abruptly to reduce pill burden

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Focus only on blood pressure control and ignore other medicines

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Add more psychotropics to manage falls-related anxiety

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Polypharmacy in older adults