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Assessing Associations of Three Types of Higher‐Risk Medication Use and Mortality in Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Having a medication regimen with polypharmacy was associated with higher risk of mortality among older adults even after accounting for clinical factors and other types of higher‐risk medication use. ABSTRACT Background Higher‐risk medication use—including regimens with polypharmacy, drug–drug interactions (DDIs), and potentially inappropriate ...
Alexander Chaitoff, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Lillian Min, Donovan T. Maust   +3 more
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Considerations, barriers and enablers of deprescribing among healthcare professionals in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Health Services Research
Background Deprescribing is a clinical intervention aimed at managing polypharmacy and improving older adults’ health outcomes. However, evidence suggests that healthcare professionals (HCPs) may face challenges in implementing the intervention.
Sule Ajibola Saka, Tolulope Ruth Osineye
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Anticholinergic Medication Use in Veterans Affairs Long‐Term Care Residents: Clinical Patterns and Opportunities for Deprescribing

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Anticholinergic exposure is common in nursing homes; however, the true burden may be underestimated, particularly due to over‐the‐counter agents such as first‐generation antihistamines that are not consistently captured in prior claims‐based studies.
Cellas A. Hayes, Yongmei Li, Bocheng Jing, Laura A. Graham, Chintan Dave, Michelle C. Odden   +5 more
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Deprescribing [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2020
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Integrating Pharmacogenomic Testing Within the 4Ms Framework for Management of Behavioral Symptoms in Advanced Vascular Dementia: A Case Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Pharmacogenomic‐guided managment of behavioral symptoms within the 4Ms framework.
Gianna Franco, Collins Njoku, Mary L. Wagner, Fred A. Kobylarz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

QTc Interval Prolongation and Associated Drug Therapy in Hospitalized Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Francesco Fantin, Sara Fiorini, Anna Giani, Luana Giacobbe, Elena Zoico, Gianluca Trifirò, Rocco Micciolo, Mauro Zamboni   +7 more
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Missed Opportunities for Fall Prevention: Primary Care Follow‐Up After Emergency Department Discharge in Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
In this retrospective chart review of 168 adults aged 65 and older who were discharged home from 9 emergency departments (EDs) after a fall and attended at least one primary care (PCP) visit within 90 days, we characterized the fall risk assessments and interventions documented during those follow‐up visits.
Thomas K. Hagerman, Maryam Nour, Chandana Cherukupalli, Christine Henry, Denicia Peterson, Fabrice Mowbray, Joseph Miller, David Willens   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Theoretically Informed Strategy to Enhance Pharmacist-Led Deprescribing in Care Homes for Older People

Pharmacy
Polypharmacy is prevalent in older people residing in care homes. Deprescribing, reducing or stopping harmful or unnecessary medicines, leads to improvements in patient- and health-system-orientated outcomes.
Linda Birt, David Wright, David P. Alldred, Christine M. Bond, Richard Holland, Carmel Hughes, Sion Scott   +6 more
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Deprescribing in palliative care [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2019
The use of multiple medications is common in palliative care, putting patients at risk of adverse events and a high tablet burden. Deprescribing is the process of reviewing and stopping potentially inappropriate medications in order to improve quality of life.
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Measuring Medication Related Harm: Proposed Guidance for Adverse Drug Event Adjudication to Harmonize Outcomes in Deprescribing Research

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Sydney B. Ross, Émilie Bortolussi‐Courval, Zuzana Juhásová, Daniala L. Weir, Allison Goodwin Wilson, Todd C. Lee, Emily G. McDonald, Marnie Goodwin Wilson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source