Impact of a Comprehensive Intervention Bundle Including the Drug Burden Index on Deprescribing Anticholinergic and Sedative Drugs in Older Acute Inpatients: A Non-randomised Controlled Before-and-After Pilot Study.

Kenji Fujita Patrick Hooper Nashwa Masnoon Sarita Y Lo Danijela Gnjidic Christopher Etherton Beer Emily ReeveParker MaginJ Simon BellKenneth Rockwood Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell Mouna J Sawan Melissa Therese Baysari Sarah Nicole Hilmer

Published in: Drugs & aging (2023)

Integrating a comprehensive intervention bundle and accompanying stewardship program is a promising strategy to facilitate deprescribing of sedative and anticholinergic medications in older inpatients.

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