Background Harmful and/or unnecessary medication use in older adults is common. This
indicates deprescribing (supervised withdrawal of inappropriate medicines) is not …

Background Managing polypharmacy is a challenge for healthcare systems globally. It is
also a health inequality concern as it can expose some of the most vulnerable in society to …

Whether initiation of statins could increase survival free of dementia and disability in adults
aged≥ 75 years is unknown. PREVENTABLE, a double‐blind, placebo‐controlled …

BACKGROUND Tackling problematic polypharmacy requires tailoring the use of medicines
to individual needs and circumstances. This may involve stopping medicines (deprescribing) …

Older adults commonly end up on many medications. Deprescribing is an important part of
individualizing care for older adults. It is an opportunity to discuss treatment options and …

Aims This review investigates the factors that influence deprescribing of medications in
primary care from the perspective of general practitioners (GPs) and community‐living older …

A World Café workshop was held at the Bruyère Evidence-Based Deprescribing Guidelines
Symposium in March 2018 with 30 participants (researchers, clinicians, policy makers …

Objective To explore the barriers/facilitators to deprescribing in primary care in England from
the perspectives of clinicians, patients living with frailty who reside at home, and their …

Older people are frequently exposed to polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and
adverse drug events. Two clinical processes can help geriatricians to optimize and increase …

Background Falls are the leading cause of injury-related mortality and hospitalization among
adults aged≥ 65 years. An important modifiable fall-risk factor is use of fall-risk increasing …