Interview with Terry Fulmer: The Hidden Drug Problem of Older Adults - Medication Overload
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) discusses medication overload in older adult populations in an interview with Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President of The John A. Hartford Foundation.
Medication overload - referred to clinically as polypharmacy - is a pervasive and potentially harmful over-utilization of prescription drugs. In this Q&A, Terry Fulmer discusses the results of a recent Lown Institute report on medication overload and explains how medication overload relates to the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. "Getting medications right is essential because when your medication is wrong, your mentation can be off, your mobility can be compromised, and what matters to you will not be front and center," notes Fulmer.
To read the interview, click here.
To read the Lown Institute report, click here.
To learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, click here.
