Deprescribing for older patients

doi:10.1503/cmaj.131873

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. 2014 Dec 9;186(18):1369-76.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131873. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Deprescribing for older patients

Christopher Frank¹, Erica Weir²

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¹ Providence Care Centre, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital Site; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. frankc@providencecare.ca.
² Providence Care Centre, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital Site; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.

PMID: 25183716
PMCID: PMC4259770
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.131873

Review

Deprescribing for older patients

Christopher Frank et al. CMAJ. 2014.

. 2014 Dec 9;186(18):1369-76.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131873. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Authors

Christopher Frank¹, Erica Weir²

Affiliations

¹ Providence Care Centre, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital Site; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. frankc@providencecare.ca.
² Providence Care Centre, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital Site; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.

PMID: 25183716
PMCID: PMC4259770
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.131873

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[1] Principles of prescribing for elderly people. BPJ 2008;11:10–3 Available: www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2008/February/prescribing.aspx (accessed 2014 Aug 20).

[2] Principles of prescribing for elderly people. BPJ 2008;11:10–3 Available: www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2008/February/prescribing.aspx (accessed 2014 Aug 20).

[3] Medication use and the elderly (update 2000) [policy]. Ottawa: Canadian Medical Association; 2000. Available: http://policybase.cma.ca/dbtw-wpd/PolicyPDF/PD01-04.pdf (accessed 2014 Aug 20).

[4] Medication use and the elderly (update 2000) [policy]. Ottawa: Canadian Medical Association; 2000. Available: http://policybase.cma.ca/dbtw-wpd/PolicyPDF/PD01-04.pdf (accessed 2014 Aug 20).

[5] Montastruc JL, Montastruc F. Prescribe, but also know how to “deprescribe.” Prescrire Int 2013;22:192. - PubMed

[6] Montastruc JL, Montastruc F. Prescribe, but also know how to “deprescribe.” Prescrire Int 2013;22:192. - PubMed

[7] Woodward M. Deprescribing: achieving better health outcomes for older people through reducing medications. J Pharm Pract Res 2003;33:323–8.

[8] Woodward M. Deprescribing: achieving better health outcomes for older people through reducing medications. J Pharm Pract Res 2003;33:323–8.

[9] Cross C. Introducing deprescribing into culture of medication. CMAJ 2013;185:E606. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Cross C. Introducing deprescribing into culture of medication. CMAJ 2013;185:E606. - PMC - PubMed

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