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Rethinking How Medications are Evaluated and Prescribed | Ep. 246
In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong is joined by Dr. Jerry Avorn, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, chief of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and author of Rethinking Medications: Truth, Power, and the Drugs You Take. Dr. Avorn discusses his journey into medicine, particularly geriatrics, and the importance of rethinking how medications are evaluated and prescribed. He highlights the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, the complexities of drug safety, and the challenges posed by high…
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