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Optimising prescribing practices in older adults with multimorbidity: a scoping review of guidelines.

Penny LunFelicia LawEsther HoKeng Teng TanWendy AngYasmin MunroYew Yoong Ding
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
From guidelines and tools identified, eleven cross-cutting themes provide a usable knowledge base when seeking to optimise prescribing among older adults with multimorbidity. Incorporating these themes in an approach that uses mixed criteria and implementation information could facilitate greater uptake of published prescribing recommendations.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • clinical practice
  • healthcare
  • adverse drug
  • mental health
  • emergency department
  • systematic review
  • randomized controlled trial
  • health information
  • community dwelling