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Screening for potentially inappropriate prescribing in primary care
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Emily G. McDonald, Marie-Eve Gagnon, Derek J. Jorgenson, Roni Y. Kraut, Justin Lee, Larry Leung, Dee Mangin, Georges Marcoux, Rita K. McCracken, Lalitha Raman-Wilms, Caroline Sirois, Johanna Trimble, Jennifer Young, Amal Rizvi, Aine Workentin and Nav Persaud
Canadian Family Physician March 2026; 72 (3) 173-178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7203173
Emily G. McDonald
Associate Professor at McGill University Health Centre and Director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network in Montréal, Que.
MD MScMarie-Eve Gagnon
Associate Professor at the University of Quebec in Rimouski.
PhDDerek J. Jorgenson
Director of the Medication Assessment Centre and Director of the USask Chronic Pain Clinic, both at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and is Director of RxFiles Academic Detailing Service.
PharmD FCSHPRoni Y. Kraut
Practising family physician, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
MD CCFP MScJustin Lee
Assistant Professor in Geriatric Medicine at McMaster University, Geriatrician-Scientist at the GERAS Centre for Aging Research, and Associate Research Director at the St Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care, all in Hamilton, Ont.
MD PhD ACPR FRCPCLarry Leung
Associate Professor of Teaching at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
PharmDDee Mangin
Professor of Family Medicine at McMaster University and Professor of General Practice at the University of Otago Christchurch in New Zealand.
MBChB DPH FRNZCGPGeorges Marcoux
Patient partner in Montréal.
Rita K. McCracken
Practising family physician and Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC.
MD PhD CCFP(COE) FCFPLalitha Raman-Wilms
Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
PharmD FCSHPCaroline Sirois
Pharmacist, pharmacoepidemiologist, and Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Université Laval in Quebec.
PhDJohanna Trimble
Patient partner in Vancouver.
Jennifer Young
Family physician practising in Collingwood, Ont, and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University.
MD CCFP(EM)Amal Rizvi
Research Assistant in the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, and Unity Health Toronto, all in Toronto, Ont.
MHScAine Workentin
Research Coordinator in the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions and Unity Health Toronto.
BScNav Persaud
Canada Research Chair in Health Justice, a family physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St Michael’s Hospital, Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and Scientist in the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital.
MD MSc CCFP FCFP
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Canadian Family Physician
Vol. 72, Issue 3
1 Mar 2026
Screening for potentially inappropriate prescribing in primary care
Emily G. McDonald, Marie-Eve Gagnon, Derek J. Jorgenson, Roni Y. Kraut, Justin Lee, Larry Leung, Dee Mangin, Georges Marcoux, Rita K. McCracken, Lalitha Raman-Wilms, Caroline Sirois, Johanna Trimble, Jennifer Young, Amal Rizvi, Aine Workentin, Nav Persaud
Canadian Family Physician Mar 2026, 72 (3) 173-178; DOI: 10.46747/cfp.7203173
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Screening for potentially inappropriate prescribing in primary care
Emily G. McDonald, Marie-Eve Gagnon, Derek J. Jorgenson, Roni Y. Kraut, Justin Lee, Larry Leung, Dee Mangin, Georges Marcoux, Rita K. McCracken, Lalitha Raman-Wilms, Caroline Sirois, Johanna Trimble, Jennifer Young, Amal Rizvi, Aine Workentin, Nav Persaud
Canadian Family Physician Mar 2026, 72 (3) 173-178; DOI: 10.46747/cfp.7203173





