Deprescribing for all: a narrative review identifying inappropriate polypharmacy for all ages in hospital settings
BMJ Open Qual
.
2021 Jul;10(3):e001509.
doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001509.
Authors
Ali Elbeddini
1
,
Monakshi Sawhney
2
,
Yasamin Tayefehchamani
3
,
Zekiye Yilmaz
4
,
Ahmed Elshahawi
5
,
Josiah Josh Villegas
6
,
Janelyn Dela Cruz
7
Affiliations
1
Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Elbeddini.a@gmail.com.
2
School of Nursing & Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
3
Clinical Pharmacy, University of Toronto Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
4
Clinical Pharmacy- Head of department, Acibadem University, Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey.
5
Assistant professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
6
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Leslie Dan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
7
MD Candidate, Saint James School of Medicine - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Campus, Arnos Vale, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
PMID:
34230053
PMCID:
PMC8261885
DOI:
10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001509
No abstract available
Keywords:
geriatrics; medication safety; polypharmacy.
Publication types
Review
MeSH terms
Deprescriptions*
Hospitals
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing
Polypharmacy*