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The appropriate prescribing and use of medications in older Albertans (APMUSOA) is essential to maintaining their quality of life and supporting optimal health.
The increasing numbers of medications used by older persons or polypharmacy, results in greater risk of side effects and interactions which adversely impact well-being for older Albertan’s, and may lead to hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
With a doubling of the older adult population in Alberta expected in twenty years, a systems approach is needed to reduce the harms of unnecessary medication use and mitigate health system costs.
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The Appropriate Prescribing and Medication Use Strategy for Older Albertans document has been created as a guide to achieve a systems approach for implementation of initiatives across diverse health care settings such as acute care/ hospital, primary care, community and continuing care. Highlights of key themes in the Strategy include:
The following classes of medications were identified as priorities in appropriate prescribing and use of medications in older Albertans as identified by Alberta stakeholders.
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