Deprescribing: reducing inappropriate polypharmacy
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Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy: the process of deprescribing.
Inappropriate polypharmacy, especially in older people, imposes a substantial burden of adverse drug events, ill health, disability, hospitalization, and even death. The single most important predictor of inappropriate prescribing and risk of adverse drug events in older patients is the number of prescribed drugs. Deprescribing is the process of tapering or stopping drugs, aimed at minimizing p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0959-6682
DOI: 10.1002/psb.1541