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Quaternary prevention protects individuals from overmedicalization and unnecessary medical interventions. This approach is crucial for safeguarding patient well-being and optimizing healthcare resources.

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    • Overmedicalization transforms healthy individuals into patients, straining healthcare systems.
    • Preventive actions, when excessive, can cause iatrogenic damage.
    • Quaternary prevention offers a framework to mitigate these negative consequences.

    Conclusions:

    • Quaternary prevention is essential for containing hypermedicalization and its associated harms.
    • Developing operational guidelines for quaternary prevention is vital, particularly in primary care.
    • Protecting patients from unnecessary interventions ensures more equitable and effective healthcare delivery.