A systematic review of the emerging definition of 'deprescribing'with network analysis: implications for future research and clinical practice.

E Reeve, D Gnjidic, J Long… - British journal of clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to identify what definitions have been published for the term
'deprescribing', and determine whether a unifying definition could be reached. A secondary …

Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens

PA Rochon, M Petrovic, A Cherubini… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Polypharmacy is very common in older adults and increases the risk of inappropriate and
unsafe prescribing for older adults. Older adults, particularly women (who make up the …

Optimizing therapy to prevent avoidable hospital admissions in multimorbid older adults (OPERAM): cluster randomised controlled trial

MR Blum, BTGM Sallevelt, A Spinewine, D O'Mahony… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the effect of optimising drug treatment on drug related hospital
admissions in older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy admitted to hospital …

Effect of a pharmacist-led educational intervention on inappropriate medication prescriptions in older adults: the D-PRESCRIBE randomized clinical trial

P Martin, R Tamblyn, A Benedetti, S Ahmed… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance High rates of inappropriate prescribing persist among older adults in many
outpatient settings, increasing the risk of adverse drug events and drug-related …

Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy: the process of deprescribing

IA Scott, SN Hilmer, E Reeve, K Potter… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Inappropriate polypharmacy, especially in older people, imposes a substantial burden of
adverse drug events, ill health, disability, hospitalization, and even death. The single most …

The feasibility and effect of deprescribing in older adults on mortality and health: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

AT Page, RM Clifford, K Potter… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Deprescribing is a suggested intervention to reverse the potential iatrogenic harms of
inappropriate polypharmacy. The review aimed to determine whether or not deprescribing is …

Deprescribing: a narrative review of the evidence and practical recommendations for recognizing opportunities and taking action

E Reeve, W Thompson, B Farrell - European journal of internal medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Deprescribing can be defined as the process of withdrawal or dose reduction of medications
which are considered inappropriate in an individual. The aim of this narrative review is to …

The MedSafer study—electronic decision support for deprescribing in hospitalized older adults: a cluster randomized clinical trial

EG McDonald, PE Wu, B Rashidi… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Scalable deprescribing interventions may reduce polypharmacy and the use of
potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs); however, few studies have been large enough …

Benzodiazepine use in older adults: dangers, management, and alternative therapies

M Markota, TA Rummans, JM Bostwick… - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 - Elsevier
Several major medical and psychiatric organizations, including the American Geriatrics
Society, advise against using benzodiazepines or nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics in older …

Too much medicine in older people? Deprescribing through shared decision making

J Jansen, V Naganathan, SM Carter, AJ McLachlan… - Bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
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much medicine in older people? Deprescribing through shared decision making Jansen and …