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Patient Barriers to and Enablers of Deprescribing: a Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Emily Reeve,
Josephine To,
Ivanka Hendrix,
Sepehr Shakib,
Michael S. Roberts,
Michael D. Wiese
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
drugs and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1179-1969
pISSN - 1170-229X
DOI - 10.1007/s40266-013-0106-8
Subject(s) - cinahl , deprescribing , enabling , scopus , medicine , medline , smoking cessation , patient safety , health care , nursing , polypharmacy , psychological intervention , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , political science , law , economics , economic growth , pathology
Inappropriate medication use is common in the elderly and the risks associated with their use are well known. The term deprescribing has been utilised to describe the complex process that is required for the safe and effective cessation of inappropriate medications. Given the primacy of the consumer in health care, their views must be central in the development of any deprescribing process.

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