Drug prescribing changes in the last year of life among homebound older adults: national retrospective cohort study.

Yukari HattoriShota HamadaTakashi YamanakaKiwami KidanaMasao IwagamiNobuo SakataNanako TamiyaTaro KojimaSumito OgawaMasahiro Akishita

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2022)

There is room for deprescribing to avoid inappropriate polypharmacy by balancing preventive and symptom management drugs in those receiving home medical care with a limited life expectancy.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
primary care
physical activity
healthcare
quality improvement
drug induced
emergency department
electronic health record