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Editorial
. 2022 Jun;13(3):529-530.
doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00583-4.

Deprescribing or represcribing: not just a semantic dilemma

Martin Wehling  1 , Mirko Petrovic  2
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Editorial

Deprescribing or represcribing: not just a semantic dilemma

Martin Wehling et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2022 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

MW was employed by AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, as director of discovery medicine (translational medicine) from 2003 to 2006, while on sabbatical leave from his professorship at the University of Heidelberg. Since returning to this position in January 2007, he has received lecturing and consulting fees from Sanofi-Aventis, Bayer, Berlin-Chemie, Boehringer Ingelheim, Aspen, Novartis, Takeda, Roche, Pfizer, Heel, Bristol-Myers, Daichii-Sankyo, Santhera, Lilly, Otsuka, Novo-Nordisk, Shire and LEO Pharma. MP has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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