A pilot cohort study of deprescribing for nursing home patients acutely admitted to hospital

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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Main Authors: Patrick Russell, Sara Laubscher, Gregory W. Roberts, Arduino A. Mangoni, Cameron McDonald, Ivanka Hendrix, Udul Hewage, Dirk Hofmann, Sophie Michell, Lauren Taeuber, Richard J. Woodman, Sepehr Shakib, Gregory B. Crawford, John Maddison, Campbell Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2042098619854876

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