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 …

COVID-19 pandemic is inducing acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failure,
and eventual death. Respiratory failure is the leading cause of mortality in the elderly …

OBJECTIVES Older people approaching end of life are commonly prescribed multiple
medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the …

Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) that pose more risk than benefit
in older patients is a common occurrence across all healthcare settings. Reducing such …

Aims Community‐based pharmacists are an important stakeholder in providing continuing
care for chronic multi‐morbid patients, and their role is steadily expanding. The aim of this …

The use of multiple medicines, known as polypharmacy, poses a risk of harm that is greatest
in older adults with multimorbidity. Deprescribing aims to improve health outcomes through …

Polypharmacy is common in older adults and associated with inappropriate medication use,
adverse drug events, medication nonadherence, higher costs, and increased mortality …

Deprescribing has gained interest recently, driven by an ageing population seeing an
increasing number living with multiple long-term conditions. This, coupled with disease …

Introduction The importance of rational drug therapy is increasing with the aging of the
population. Since one of the main reasons for inappropriate drug prescribing is also the “age …