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Deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in dementia: guideline summary.

Emily ReeveBarbara FarrellWade ThompsonNathan HerrmannIngrid SketrisParker J MaginLynn ChenowethMary GormanLyntara QuirkeGraeme BethuneSarah Nicole Hilmer
Published in: The Medical journal of Australia (2019)
Deprescribing ChEIs and memantine through shared decision making with individuals and their caregivers by: ▶determining their treatment goals; ▶discussing benefits and harms of continuing and ceasing medication, from the start of therapy and throughout; and ▶engaging them in monitoring after discontinuation, while informing carers that the individual will continue to decline after discontinuation. This approach may reduce adverse drug reactions and medication burden, leading to improved quality of life in people with dementia.
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