Geriatrx, Inc.
Health Consultant
Why pick this one
GeriatRx provides board-certified geriatric pharmacy reviews, deprescribing, and pharmacogenomic testing for older adults managing complex medication regimens.
Best for
- Older adults taking multiple prescriptions
- Families concerned about medication interactions, duplication, or side effects
- Caregivers seeking physician-coordinated deprescribing
- Patients seeking DNA-guided medication matching
- Families navigating transitions of care or complex medical appointments
Look elsewhere if
- Patients seeking prescription dispensing from a retail pharmacy
- People needing emergency medical treatment
- Patients seeking services unrelated to medication management or health care advocacy
Specialties
- Comprehensive medication safety reviews
- Deprescribing for older adults
- Pharmacogenomic testing
- Medication side-effect prevention and counseling
- Family-centered care advocacy
Certifications
- Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist
What makes them different
- Medication reviews cover prescriptions, supplements, and over-the-counter drugs
- Deprescribing recommendations are coordinated with physicians and specialists
- Pharmacogenomic testing uses a cheek swab and genetic analysis to guide medication matching
- Family-centered advocacy supports transitions of care and high-stakes medical appointments
- Founded by Dr. DeLon Canterbury after a family experience with duplicate medications and dementia-related decline
- Serves
- Durham
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 6409 Fayetteville Rd Ste 120-218, Durham, NC 27713-6297
- Phone
- 14044845092
- Website
- https://www.geriatrx.org
- geriatrxinc@gmail.com
Services
- Medication consulting
- Medication management and optimization
- Health care advocacy
- Drug deprescribing
- DNA-guided medication matching