MinMed: Do Older Adults do Better With Less Medication

During the medication minimization visit, and any necessary follow-up visits, patients and providers work together to gradually minimize medication dosages (e.g. reducing 1/4 or 1/2 dose at a time) using the following approach: 1) Medications Treating Symptoms: Find the minimum dose that controls the symptom, 2) Drugs that Lower Blood Pressure: Reduce dosages until systolic BP is in the upper 10mmHg of the target range (e.g. target 130 - 140 mmHg), 3) Drugs That Lower Blood Sugar: Reduce dosages until HbA1c is in the upper 5% of the target range (e.g. target 7.5 - 8.0%).