DeLon Canterbury
PharmD
Dr. DeLon Canterbury, PharmD, BCGP, is President/CEO of GeriatRx, Inc. As a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Dr. Canterbury has a vision to reduce over medication of senior adults by implementing medication action plans and drug screenings for geriatric patients in cooperation with patient’s providers. This novel approach of instituting personalized care improves patient satisfaction and wellness. He acknowledges that unsafe prescription medication practices significantly contribute to the cost of health care in an amount that exceeds $20 billion dollars annually. His efforts in executing Deprescribing protocols have saved families millions of dollars by preventing involuntary admissions to memory care facilities. Founder of the Deprescribing Accelerator, Dr. Canterbury trains prescribers, nurses and pharmacists in this innovative approach to holistic wellness for older adults. He envisions all pharmacists and senior care providers as “Deprescribing Advocates”, and coaches professionals on how to integrate, leverage, and monetize Deprescribing into clinical practice.
Dr. Canterbury was a recent TEDx Talk presenter on the topic of “The Power of Deprescribing”, and presented at the Aging Life Care Association’s regional conference in 2022. He was voted as one of the Top 50 “most influential pharmacists” from the Pharmacy Podcast Network in 2023, and is a recent recipient of the “Advocate for Aging” award given by the American Society on Aging.
