Against the Tide

12 in 20 Americans regularly take prescription medicines. 4 of those 12 say their doctor never reviewed their medicine to see if they should stop taking it. A 2017 study asked doctors and medical students why they didn’t “deprescribe” medicines for their patients. Many described it as “swimming against the tide” of patient expectations. Here’s what some of them said: As healthcare providers “swim against the tide,” patients continued to be swamped with the risks of PPI heartburn medicines… some of the most overprescribed drugs on the market.