Political Analysis and Global Affairs

  By Munaeem Jamal With insights from Dr. Suneel Dhand and contributions by Dr. Fareha Jamal (PharmD, BioNTech Researcher) and Maryam Jamal (5th Year Medical Student) It started with a feeling. A little dizziness after breakfast. Some weakness in the knees. Then one morning, an alarming reading: blood pressure in the 70s . That's what happened to someone close to Dr. Suneel Dhand—a practicing US physician—who later realized that this elderly family member was overmedicated. And he's not alone. Millions of older adults might be taking more blood pressure medication than they need , often unknowingly. "It's a scandal," Dr. Dhand says. And he's right. In a recent video that's caught quiet fire online, Dr. Suneel Dhand warns that far too many people over 60 are prescribed multiple blood pressure medications—sometimes 3 or 4 at a time—without proper follow-up. And often for decades. "I see it every day in the hospital. It's everywhere. ...