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Fact Sheet

Deprescribing Medications in Older Adults

August 2, 2025

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Most older adults take more than five medications, making polypharmacy a significant issue in this population.

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Important Drug-Drug Interactions in Older Adults

August 2, 2025

Rehan Aziz, MD

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Older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions due to polypharmacy, medical comorbidities, and age-related changes in drug metabolism.

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Managing Medication Side Effects in Older Adults

August 2, 2025

Rehan Aziz, MD

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Older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions due to polypharmacy, medical comorbidities, and age-related changes in drug metabolism.

Clinical Guidance

Basics of Psychopharmacology in Older Adults

August 2, 2025

Rehan Aziz, MD

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Psychopharmacology in older adults is uniquely complicated by age-related changes in drug metabolism, increased sensitivity to side effects, and the frequent presence of comorbid medical conditions.

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Insomnia in Older Adults: Medication Treatment

August 2, 2025

Rehan Aziz, MD

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Insomnia presents unique treatment challenges in older adults due to the potential for adverse drug reactions.

Fact Sheet

How to Choose the Right Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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This fact sheet is specifically for long-term medication treatment to decrease use and to prevent relapse.

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Gambling Addiction: Diagnosis and Treatment Fact Sheet

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD

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Gambling becomes disordered when it causes harmful consequences in a person’s life.

Fact Sheet

How to Medicate an Agitated Patient

January 1, 2025

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

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While empathetic listening, validating emotions, and scheduled medications effectively calm many agitated patients, they don’t always succeed.

Building a Better Alliance with Allen Frances

December 23, 2024

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, Allen Frances, MD, and Chris Aiken, MD

Allen Frances shows us how to adjust our therapeutic approach for problems that are simple and those a bit more complex.

Clinical Update

Benzodiazepines: The Basics and Beyond

October 31, 2023

Audrey Abelleira, PharmD, BCPP

Audrey Abelleira, PharmD, BCPP. Clinical pharmacist practitioner, VA Connecticut Healthcare System; clinical instructor, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

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Benzodiazepines vary widely in their pharmacologic properties such as half-life, lipophilicity, and medication interactions. Here, we review the essential pharmacology of the prominent benzodiazepine agents and draw clinical correlates to how these properties translate to patient care.