Supporting prescribing in older people with multimorbidity and significant polypharmacy in primary care (SPPiRE): a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol and pilot

Supporting prescribing in older people with multimorbidity and significant polypharmacy in primary care (SPPiRE): a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol and pilot

Abstract Background Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of at least two chronic conditions, becomes increasingly common in older people and is associated with poorer health outcomes and significant polypharmacy. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently published a multimorb...

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Main Authors: Caroline McCarthy, Barbara Clyne, Derek Corrigan, Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Carmel Hughes, Paddy Gillespie, Susan M. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Complex intervention
Multimorbidity
Polypharmacy
Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP)
Deprescribing
Patient priorities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-017-0629-1

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