Medication Discontinuation in Dementia Patients By Corina Reyna, PharmD, BCGP
Understanding the progressive nature of dementia can help in the decision to continue or discontinue dementia medications in patients on hospice care for end-stage dementia. Goals change as patient’s progress from mild to severe dementia. In mild to moderate dementia, the primary goal is to slow the progression of the disease. As dementia nears its…