Over half of older adults experience polypharmacy, including medications that may be
inappropriate or unnecessary. Deprescribing, which is the process of discontinuing or …

In response to the overuse of prescription opioid analgesics, clinical practice guidelines
encourage opioid deprescribing (ie, dose reduction or cessation) in patients with chronic …

Abstract Purpose Opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) are frequently implicated as
contributing to falls in older adults. Deprescribing of these medications continues to be …

Aim To explore the experiences primary care Advanced Nurse Practitioners have had in
relation to deprescribing opioids in chronic non‐malignant pain. Design A qualitative …

Background While many studies have assessed and measured patient attitudes toward
deprescribing, less quantitative research has addressed the provider perspective. We thus …

Background context Currently, there are no published studies that compare
nonpharmacological, pharmacological and invasive treatments for chronic low back pain in …

Background Long‐term use of opioids does not result in significant clinical improvement and
has shown more adverse than beneficial effects in chronic pain conditions. When opioids …

Importance Guidelines recommend deprescribing opioids in older adults due to risk of
adverse effects, yet little is known about patient-clinician opioid deprescribing conversations …

Introduction Globally, the rate of opioid prescription is high for chronic musculoskeletal
conditions despite guidelines recommending against their use as their adverse effects …

Background Guidelines recommend opioid deprescribing in patients on long‐term opioid
treatment for chronic non‐cancer pain. This study aims to explore facilitators and barriers in …