Avoid common pitfalls, recognize prescribing cascades, and deprescribe like a champ with tips from Clinical Pharmacist, Dr. Sean M. Jeffery, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, and Chair of the Polypharmacy Special Interest Group for the American Geriatrics society. We discuss how to create better medication lists, tools and tips for deprescribing, how to counsel patients on polypharmacy, and safe use of medication in the elderly. Special thanks to the American Geriatrics Society for setting up this interview. Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 01:12 Listener feedback 01:56 Picks of the week 06:28 Topic intro and guest bio 07:49 Getting to know our guest 13:05 Defining polypharmacy and related terms 16:30 Clinical Case of polypharmacy 20:34 Making better medication lists 25:01 Clinical Case from Kashlak Memorial 28:40 Beers Criteria 35:41 Statins in frail, elderly patients 38:00 Treating insomnia in the elderly 44:15 Dosing of meds in patients with CKD 45:50 Tool for analysis of drug-drug interactions 48:10 Take home points from Dr. Jeffery 50:00 Outro Tags: polypharmacy, deprescribing, prescribing, cascade, pharmacist, drug, therapy, medications, side, effects, adverse, reaction, beers, criteria, interaction, disease, anticholinergic, assistant, care, education, doctor, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, nurse, medicine, medical, primary, physician, resident, student