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Comment
. 2024 Nov 1;184(11):1386-1388.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.4748.

Direct-to-Consumer Educational Brochures to Promote Gabapentinoid Deprescribing in Older Adults

Marc-Alexandre Gingras  1 , Robert Dubé  2 , Jerome Williams  2 , James Shih  2 , Anthony Lieu  2 , Tania Morin  2 , Kristen Moran  3 , Iman Huseen  3 , Todd C Lee  3 , Emily G McDonald  3   4   5
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Direct-to-Consumer Educational Brochures to Promote Gabapentinoid Deprescribing in Older Adults

Marc-Alexandre Gingras et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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Plain language summary

This study examines gabapentinoid deprescribing using a novel approach of direct-to-consumer educational brochures intended to empower older adults to initiate a discussion on gabapentinoid risks and tapering.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lee reported receiving research salary support from Fonds de Recherche du Quebec–Sante and grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health outside the submitted work. Dr McDonald reported being the director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, which developed the brochures tested in this study. No other disclosures were reported.

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