How general practitioners would deprescribe in frail oldest-old with polypharmacy - the LESS study.

Sophie MantelliKatharina Tabea JungoZsofia RozsnyaiEmily ReeveClare H LuymesRosalinde K E PoortvlietArnaud ChioleroNicolas RodondiJacobijn GusseklooSven Streit

Published in: BMC family practice (2018)

Swiss GPs were willing to deprescribe cardiovascular preventive medication when it lacked indication but tended to retain pain medication. Developing tools for GPs to assist them in balancing the risks and benefits of medication in the context of patient values may improve deprescribing activities in practice.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
chronic pain
primary care
neuropathic pain
pain management
emergency department
spinal cord injury
quality improvement
community dwelling
drug induced