Professional roles of general practitioners, community pharmacists and specialist providers in collaborative medication deprescribing - a qualitative study.
Navina GerlachMatthias Michiels-CorstenAnnika ViniolTanja SchleefUlrike Junius-WalkerOlaf KrauseNorbert Donner-BanzhoffPublished in: BMC family practice (2020)
Understanding stakeholders' role perceptions on collaborative deprescribing is a prerequisite for joint approaches to medication management. We found that clear definition and dissemination of roles and responsibilities are premise for avoiding intergroup conflicts. Role performance and collaboration must further be supported by structural factors like adequate reimbursement, resources and a transparent continuity of care.