polypharmacy

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps manage complex medication lists for patients, especially the elderly, by screening for inappropriate medications, checking for drug interactions, assessing anticholinergic burden, and planning for deprescribing.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Medication Management: Add, list, and review patient medications.
• Safety Screening: Identify potential issues using Beers criteria and anticholinergic burden scoring.
• Interaction Checks: Detect dangerous drug-drug interactions.
• Deprescribing Support: Plan strategies to safely reduce or discontinue medications.
• Use Case: A pharmacist can use this Skill to review a patient's medication list, identify a high anticholinergic burden, and generate a plan to switch to safer alternatives.

Quick Start

Use the polypharmacy skill to add the medication Aspirin 100mg qd for cardiovascular protection.