Aims The aim of this umbrella review was to identify tools and guidelines to aid the
deprescribing process of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), evaluate …

Objective The present study aims to systematically review all potentially inappropriate
medications for older persons included in prescribing criteria published in the last decade …

Background Class specific deprescribing guidelines could help clinicians taper and stop
medications no longer needed or which may be causing more harm than benefit. We set out …

Purpose The aim of the study was to develop a European list of potentially inappropriate
medications (PIM) for older people, which can be used for the analysis and comparison of …

Introduction Deprescribing (medication dose reduction or cessation) is an integral
component of appropriate prescribing. The extent to which deprescribing recommendations …

Background Deprescribing is an important intervention across different settings in medicine,
but the literature supporting such a practice is still conflicting. Therefore, we aimed to capture …

Background: The aim of this study was (1) to apply the current United Kingdom (UK)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guidelines to a …

What is known and objective Use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) remains
common in older adults, despite the easy availability of screening tools such as the Beers …

Purpose Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use causes preventable adverse drug
reactions in older patients. Several assessment tools have been published to identify and …

Older people consume medicines in large quantities and many initiatives aim at reducing
this drug load often called polypharmacy in this population. Given the fact that polypharmacy …