Tapering

Anyone considering withdrawing from a prescription drug they are taking, or altering the dosage of it, should seek medical advice first.

These websites provide information on deprescribing:

• Canadian Deprescribing Network – older adults
• Deprescribing.org – older adults
• TaperMD – 50 plus
• The Withdrawal Project (psychiatric drugs) – all ages
• US Deprescribing Research Network – older adults

TaperMD also provides a list of deprescribing resources and information on tapering.