Deprescribing, shared decision-making, and older people: perspectives in primary care

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Abstract

Polypharmacy is an issue that affects many people, especially older adults, and could result in negative outcomes such as lower medication adherence and an increase in the likelihood of adverse drug reactions. Deprescribing is a possible solution to mitigating this issue. Examining polypharmacy and deprescribing in primary care settings is important as it could help older adults living in the community and their relatives by lowering their treatment burden and medication cost. Some guidelines have been developed to help with the deprescribing process; however, these guidelines are not applicable to all patients and situations. Thus, the deprescribing process needs to be based mainly on the patient’s current situations, preferences, and values and this could be achieved using shared decision-making. However, some barriers slow down the process to deprescribe in primary care settings and measures should be taken to overcome these barriers. This review aims to examine the current situation of deprescribing, especially in primary care settings, and how SDM can be used to optimize the deprescribing process. To achieve this an illustration using one prominent model in SDM and one prominent model in deprescribing will be presented to showcase how SDM can be used in the deprescribing process.

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Alrawiai, S. (2023, December 1). Deprescribing, shared decision-making, and older people: perspectives in primary care. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-023-00671-9

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