A pilot cohort study of deprescribing for nursing home patients acutely admitted to hospital
Background: Patients from residential aged care facilities are commonly exposed to inappropriate polypharmacy. Unplanned inpatient admissions can provide an opportunity for review of complex medical regimens and deprescribing of inappropriate or nonbeneficial medications. The aim of this study was t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2042098619854876 |