This webinar delivers a focused overview of polypharmacy in the context of ageing and multimorbidity, highlighting the clinical and system factors that drive complex regimens. It equips participants to recognise high‑risk medication combinations and vulnerable patient groups, communicate effectively about deprescribing, and apply structured medication review tools in everyday GP practice to improve safety and outcomes.

Learning outcomes: 

• Define polypharmacy in the context of multimorbidity and ageing and describe its clinical and system‑level drivers.
• Identify high‑risk medication combinations and patient groups most vulnerable to medication‑related harm.
• Use practical communication strategies to engage patients in shared decision‑making about medication reduction.
• Integrate structured medication review tools (e.g., STOPP/START, Beers Criteria, frailty‑based approaches) into routine GP practice

Presented by: 

• Deborah Hawthorne, Credentialled Diabetes Educator Pharmacist