The first step in reducing prescriptions is going to appear to be very simple. It may or may not be.

Make a list of every prescription medication you and your family have used in the last 12 - 18 months. Every one. Whether it's a medication you use every day, like insulin or glucophage, or a one-time-only antibiotic, whether it's an inhaler you use periodically, or just an Epi-Pen to keep on hand, add it to the list.

If you have recently changed Rx to treat the same condition, list both medications. If you are considering a new or alternate medication, add it to the list.

It may help to look through your tax receipts. Collect any Rx receipts you can find; not the cash register receipts, but the actual medication description, warning, and cost sheet.

At the end of this process, you should have a list, similar to

Regular:
Rx #1
Rx #2
Rx #3
Rx #4

Periodic:
Rx #5
Rx #6
Rx #7

Former:
Rx #8
Rx #9

Future:
Rx #10
Rx #11

That's all you need to do for this step. But be thorough, and include every medication you can possibly think of.