Effectiveness of pharmacist intervention for deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications: a prospective observational study

Effectiveness of pharmacist intervention for deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and polypharmacy in older adults lead to increase the risk of adverse drug events. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacist intervention combining the criteria for detecting PIMs with the deprescribing algorithm on...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Kimura, Misa Fujita, Michiko Shimizu, Kasumi Sumiyoshi, Saho Bansho, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Tomohiro Omura, Ikuko Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences
Subjects:
Deprescribing
Potentially inappropriate medications
Polypharmacy
STOPP-J
STOPP criteria version 2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-022-00243-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-022-00243-0

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