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Marcio Galvão Oliveira1, Pablo Maciel Moreira2, Welma Wildes Amorim3
1Multidisciplinary Institute in Health, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Services and Policies, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.
Abstract:
Due to the high prevalence of older individuals with multiple morbidities, polypharmacy, and exposed to unnecessary or inappropriate treatments that can cause potentially serious adverse effects, better medication management should be an objective of all health professionals. This is particularly important in older patients with hypertension. Antihypertensive deprescribing and non-pharmacological strategies have been disseminated as viable and safe alternatives for improving the quality of care for hypertension in the older population.
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