|
- Deprescribing. org - Optimizing Medication Use
Deprescribing is the planned process of reducing or stopping medications that may no longer be of benefit or may be causing harm The goal is to reduce medication burden or harm while improving quality of life
- Deprescribing: What Is It and What Does the Evidence Tell Us?
Deprescribing is the process of tapering, stopping, discontinuing, or withdrawing drugs, with the goal of managing polypharmacy and improving outcomes Clinicians typically attempt to taper or stop agents on the basis of clinical experience and judgment, rather than using an approach guided by evidence
- Deprescribing Unnecessary Medications: A Four-Part Process
Deprescribing is a set of interventions to identify inappropriate or unnecessary medications and discontinue them (See “ A deprescribing algorithm ”) In essence, it is
- Deprescribing - Wikipedia
More specifically, deprescribing is the planned and supervised process of intentionally stopping a medication or reducing its dose to improve the person's health or reduce the risk of adverse side effects
- Deprescribing - UpToDate
Deprescribing focuses on being proactive to address medication-related problems that have not previously been identified or satisfactorily managed and to prevent future problems GOALS OF DEPRESCRIBING The overall goal of deprescribing is to improve patient important outcomes
- Home - US Deprescribing Research Network
The goal of the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) is to develop and disseminate evidence about deprescribing for older adults, and in doing so to help improve medication use among older adults and the outcomes that are important to them
- What Should I Know About Medication Deprescribing?
Deprescribing is safe under the supervision of a health care professional Some medications can be safely stopped immediately Others need to be slowly decreased, or “tapered,” a bit at a time Tapering can help your body get used to not taking certain medications, preventing any withdrawal effects
- Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms
The evidence-based guidelines and algorithms developed by the deprescribing org team and its collaborators are products of quality research and real-world application Watch our video to learn how we developed each of the evidence-based deprescribing guidelines
|
|
|