Antipsychotic, benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescriptions in a Swiss hospital network in the Choosing Wisely and COVID-19 eras: a longitudinal study [PDF]
Swiss Medical WeeklyAIMS OF THE STUDY: Physicians frequently prescribe antipsychotics off-label to treat, among others, insomnia and anxiety. The Swiss “smarter medicine – Choosing Wisely” campaign has tried to raise awareness about the risks and to limit benzodiazepine ...
Vanessa Gagliano +10 more
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Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review. [PDF]
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 2023 Several guidelines support polypharmacy management in individual patients. More organisational-level focus is needed on the use of implementation frameworks.
Al Bulushi, S. +4 more
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The Elderly’s Thoughts and Attitudes about Polypharmacy and Deprescribing: A Qualitative Pilot Study in Portugal [PDF]
Societies, 2022 The high prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly makes them a vulnerable group to adverse drug events. Deprescribing is the medication review plus cessation of potentially inappropriate medications with a ...
Pedro Simões +6 more
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Analysis of deprescription strategies of proton pump inhibitors in primary care: a narrative review. [PDF]
Prim Health Care Res Dev, 2023 Background: Since the introduction of omeprazole in 1989, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have become the mainstream of treatment for acid-related pathologies, but nowadays, it is estimated that between 20% and 80% of people worldwide who are using PPIs ...
Del-Pino M, Sanz EJ.
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Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article: “Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward” Mariana Alves, Marco Ribeiro Narciso, Teresa Fonseca, João Gorjão Clara” [Acta Med Port.2019;32:249-249]. [PDF]
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019 N/a.
Joana Isabel Pires Urzal
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Development of a stepwise tool to aide primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing in older persons [PDF]
Pharmacy Practice, 2020 Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a stepwise tool to aid primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medication in older persons.
Roxana De las Salas +4 more
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The risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer-associated thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context [PDF]
EClinicalMedicine, 2023 Summary: Background: The optimal duration of anticoagulation in patients with active cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unknown. Current clinical guidelines advocate anticoagulant therapy for 3–6 months and to continue anticoagulant therapy for ...
Marte A.M. van Hylckama Vlieg +22 more
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Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article: “Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward” [PDF]
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019 N/a.
Mariana Alves +3 more
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Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward [PDF]
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019 Introduction: Polypharmacy is often observed in elderly patients and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug reactions, side effects and interactions.
Joana Urzal +7 more
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Development and validation of search filters to identify articles on deprescribing in Medline and Embase [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022 Background Deprescribing literature has been increasing rapidly. Our aim was to develop and validate search filters to identify articles on deprescribing in Medline via PubMed and in Embase via Embase.com . Methods Articles published from 2011 to 2020 in
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