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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Esteban Jimenez, Oscar author Arroyo Anies, Maria Pilar author Vicens-Caldentey, Caterina author Gonzalez Rubio, Francisca author Hernandez Rodriguez, Miguel Angel author Sempere Manuel, Mara author 2018-11 The increasing longevity of the population, the increase in morbidity and the consumption of medications have caused that polypharmacy is a priority health problem due to its consequences: increase of adverse effects, pharmacological interactions and favor the functional deterioration of the patient. The clinical situation of the patients changes over time and it is necessary to adjust the medication in each stage, assessing the fragility, the level of dependence and the functional deterioration. Deprescription is complex and requires an adequate clinical and pharmacological formation. In Primary Care lies the greater knowledge of the patient and their environment, and in a shared way with the patient and caregivers, it is necessary to assess which drugs to maintain and which ones to withdraw from a clinical, ethical and social perspective. There are tools to help deprescription that can be useful for Primary Care to facilitate this process and that are detailed in this article. Esteban Jimenez O, Arroyo Anies MP, Vicens Caldentey C, Gonzalez Rubio F, Hernandez Rodriguez MA, Sempere M Mara. Deprescribing to increase people health or when deprescribing could be the best pill. Aten Prim. 2018 Nov;50(Suppl 2):70-9. Epub 2018 Sep 29. 0212-6567 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/17276 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22508 30279013 10.1016/j.aprim.2018.09.001 1578-1275 Atencion Primaria 2-s2.0-85054064764 455490200010 L2001145292 Polypharmacy Inappropriate prescribing Frail elderly Deprescription Drug therapy Deprescribing to increase people health or when deprescribing could be the best pill