Tag: deprescribing

A multicenter observational study in Switzerland identified that 14.5% of non-cancer hospitalized adults met predefined criteria for opioid deprescribing, with ...

A qualitative study reveals that patients and clinicians want co-designed clinical guidelines to safely coordinate the tapering and deprescribing of ...

Researchers have published the protocol for the iPROACTIVE randomized controlled trial evaluating an interprofessional opioid deprescribing strategy for hospitalized adults.

A study of 1,069 older Turkish adults found SGLT2 inhibitor use was not associated with recurrent falls, while antidepressants and ...

A qualitative study of ten outpatient psychiatrists in Berlin and Brandenburg found that decisions about reducing or stopping antipsychotic medication ...

A VA team developed and piloted the SLIM-D educational program to improve the safe concurrent use of glucocorticoids and NSAIDs ...

A pre- and post-intervention study of 38 community nurses found that a 1.5-hour COMFORT model training session significantly increased self-reported ...

A three-year retrospective study at a Japanese chronic care hospital found that a stepwise pharmacist-led polypharmacy management program was associated ...

A large Japanese observational study found that polypharmacy was not linked to total functional improvement after cerebrovascular rehabilitation, but was ...

A new study found that nearly two-thirds of older adults with type 2 diabetes are prescribed at least one potentially ...

A narrative review finds Saudi Arabia lacks validated tools, national guidelines, and pharmacist authority for deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in ...

For men with advanced prostate cancer approaching the end of life, a routine decision about whether to continue blood thinners ...

A five-year analysis of more than 36,000 Japanese outpatients shows that the risk factors driving leftover medications shift dramatically with ...

A new commentary in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine examines whether dual orexin receptor antagonists can help patients safely ...

A new Perspective in the Journal of General Internal Medicine argues that deciding which guidelines to follow first, defer, or ...

In the realm of geriatrics, the conversation surrounding the management of hypertension in older adults has taken on new dimensions. ...

In recent years, the complexities surrounding the prescribing and deprescribing of pharmaceutical agents have garnered immense attention, particularly in the ...