OBJECTIVES To summarize available tools that can assist clinicians in identifying and
reducing or stopping (deprescribing) potentially inappropriate medications and that …

The importance of deprescribing, which is the process of withdrawing an inappropriate
medication, supervised by a healthcare professional with the goal of managing …

Background Polypharmacy may be particularly burdensome near the end of life, as patients
“accumulate” medications to treat and prevent multiple diseases. Objective To evaluate …

Background over 50% of older people in hospital are prescribed a pre-admission medicine
that is potentially inappropriate; however, deprescribing by geriatricians and pharmacists is …

Introduction Benefits and risks of preventive medication change over time for ageing patients
and deprescribing of medication may be needed. Deprescribing of cardiovascular and …

Background Individualizing goals for people with type 2 diabetes may result in
deintensification of medication, but a comprehensive picture of deprescribing practices is …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Guideline‐based management of cardiovascular disease
often involves prescribing multiple medications, which contributes to polypharmacy and risk …

Aims To describe the characteristics and antidiabetic treatment among type 2 diabetes
patients according to the clinical conditions prioritized in the Spanish 2020 RedGDPS …

Background Deprescribing has been recommended for managing polypharmacy but
deprescribing preventive medication in older patients is still uncommon. We aimed to …

Background Polypharmacy is prevalent among long-term care residents in Canada, with
48.4% receiving ten or more different medications and 40.7% chronically prescribed …