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Withdrawing life‐extending drugs at the end of life
Author(s) -
Abel Julian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1083
Subject(s) - medicine , end of life care , intensive care medicine , drug , family medicine , palliative care , pharmacology , nursing
Our series on stopping drugs provides practical advice on why, when and how to withdraw drug therapy. Here the author discusses the reasons for discontinuing life‐extending medications during end‐of‐life care.