TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Deprescribing in older people JO - Australian prescriber A1 - Liacos, Michelle A1 - Page, Amy Theresa A1 - Etherton-Beer, Christopher SP - 114 EP - 120 VL - 43 IS - 4 N2 - Deprescribing is the process of discontinuing drugs that are either potentially harmful or no longer required: It can be achieved in older people and may be associated with improved health outcomes without long-term adverse effects: The risk of drug withdrawal effects can often be mitigated by carefully monitoring and gradually tapering the dose: Deprescribing should ideally be a shared decision-making process between the patient and the prescriber:
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LA - en SN - 0312-8008 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2020.033 ID - ref1 ER -