Team approach to polypharmacy evaluation and reduction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Team approach to polypharmacy evaluation and reduction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Polypharmacy in older adults can be associated with negative outcomes including falls, impaired cognition, reduced quality of life, and general and functional decline. It is not clear to what extent these are reversible if the number of medications is reduced. Primary care does n...

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Main Authors: Dee Mangin, Larkin Lamarche, Gina Agarwal, Hoan Linh Banh, Naomi Dore Brown, Alan Cassels, Kiska Colwill, Lisa Dolovich, Barbara Farrell, Scott Garrison, James Gillett, Lauren E. Griffith, Anne Holbrook, Jane Jurcic-Vrataric, James McCormack, Daria O’Reilly, Parminder Raina, Julie Richardson, Cathy Risdon, Mat Savelli, Diana Sherifali, Henry Siu, Jean-Éric Tarride, Johanna Trimble, Abbas Ali, Karla Freeman, Jessica Langevin, Jenna Parascandalo, Jeffrey A. Templeton, Steven Dragos, Sayem Borhan, Lehana Thabane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Polypharmacy
Overmedication
Multimorbidity
Deprescribing
Older adults
Medication reduction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05685-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05685-9

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