As someone who edits and writes for a pharmacy publication, it may seem strange that I am not a pharmacist. Nor do I have experience taking prescription medicines, other than the occasional antibiotic.
Study assesses deprescribing claims made by Quebec community pharmacies over a 23-month period, with identification of the most commonly deprescribed medications.
Do we have to choose between the duty to relieve patients' severe pain as best we can, and the duty to protect them from the potential harm associated with first-time opioid use?