Citation

Scott IA, Le Couteur DG. Intern. Med. J. 2015; 45(3): 352-356.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/imj.12693

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Inappropriate polypharmacy and its associated harm pose a significant threat to older patients. The prescribing decisions of physicians greatly influence what other practitioners prescribe. Minimising medication-related harm requires physicians to adopt a systematic approach to the deliberate and judicious deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines in at-risk individuals.

Language: en