deprescribing
Deprescribing missing from guidelines
New research has found many clinical practice guidelines contain limited guidance on deprescribing… could pharmacists be the missing link? Deprescribing recommendations are becoming more common but are still missing from …
An age old problem
Communication – with patients, families and carers, as well as with other health professionals – is key when it comes to managing pain in older people living in residential aged …
No ‘golden ticket’ for reducing risky meds harm
High-risk prescribing in aged care residents under the spotlight, as Australian experts weigh in on the role of embedded pharmacists Polypharmacy and the use of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) in …
‘Don’t be worried, we actually love an excuse to sit and look at your tablets’
How can patients start conversations about deprescribing – and where can pharmacists come in? Pharmacists were recently offered a consumer perspective As part of MedsAware: Deprescribing Action Week last week …
MedsAware: A minute with Justin Turner
One pharmacist describes the revelation he had when deprescribing for a dementia patient made a shocking change Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, in partnership with the …
MedsAware: A minute with Lisa Pont
One pharmacist talks about the need for pharmacists to be brave when it comes to deprescribing Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, in partnership with …
MedsAware: A minute with Brigid McInerney
One pharmacist talks about the importance of communication and collaboration with patients living with a disability Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, in partnership with …
MedsAware: A minute with Margaret Jordan
One pharmacist talks about the barriers to deprescribing, and helping patients feel empowered to question their medicines regimen Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, in …
MedsAware: A minute with Anna Jennings
One pharmacist tells how she, her patient and the patient’s medical team successfully deprescribed a medication following a fall Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, …
Medication management for older persons
With more than 50% of all hospital admissions being for people aged 65 and older, understanding age-related functional, cognitive and social factor changes and their impact on medication use is …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and atrial fibrillation A meta-analysis of seven trials showed that the efficacy of MRAs, as compared with placebo, …
Does collaborative medication ordering improve patient care?
A new project has compared usual medical prescribing with a model involving collaboration with a pharmacist The study, Evaluating collaborative ordering of medications by a pharmacist on a general medical …