Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults: Review of Adjudication Methods in Deprescribing Studies.
Sydney B Ross MSc CandidatePeter E WuAnika Atique Md CandidateLouise Papillon-FerlandRobyn TamblynTodd C LeeEmily Gibson McDonaldPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
A standard method to identify ADEs is important to capture the outcome reliably in deprescribing studies. All methods we identified had limitations in terms of capturing adverse events from the withdrawal of medications. Future work should focus on refining adjudication methods for capturing ADEs related not only to medication continuation and new drug starts but also to deprescribing and drug discontinuation. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1594-1602, 2020.