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Physician Perspectives on Deprescribing Cardiovascular Medications for Older Adults.

Parag GoyalTimothy S AndersonGwen M BernackiZachary A MarcumAriela R OrkabyDae Hyun KimAndrew R ZulloAshok KrishnaswamiArlene WeissmanMichael A SteinmanMichael W Rich
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
While barriers to deprescribing cardiovascular medications are shared across specialties, reasons for deprescribing, especially in the setting of limited life expectancy, varied. Implementing deprescribing will require improved processes for both physician-physician and physician-patient communication. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:78-86, 2019.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • emergency department