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deprescribing.org is a pan-Canadian team that creates and shares evidence-based tools & resources.
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Thank you to our followers for your support over the past several years.
We’ve built an amazing #deprescribing community worldwide 🌎 that will continue to thrive!
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Study in nursing homes across the Netherlands 🇳🇱:
Only half of psychotropic drug use cases met guideline recommendations for appropriateness:
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@JAMDAcom
@NDeprescribing
More work needs to done to reduce this discrepancy.
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Do #polypharmacy & #multimorbidity go hand in hand?
Large 🇨🇦 study using two national datasets finds this is NOT always the case!
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"Many living with multimorbidity do not necessarily have polypharmacy"
📢 Inappropriate polypharmacy CAN be preventable!
Great investigation into the "Cognitive Footprint of Medication Use" from the team of @martinrossor & @UCLIoN:
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More medications may have an impact on cognition than you think!
Another reason to take a second look at your meds:
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Highly intriguing read! 🚨
International study identifies four distinct classes of older adults w.r.t. #deprescribing preferences.
Read more about the unique characteristics & perspectives of each group here:
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@KristieWeir
@SarahVordenberg
Longitudinal cohort study of older adults w/ diabetes shows different patient perspectives can enable or hinder deprescribing:
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Understanding patient perspectives through shared-decision making is critical to making effective #deprescribing interventions!
🔦 Discover some of our resources for shared-decision making in #deprescribing including:
➡️ A Shared Decision-Making Guide for Long-Term Care
➡️ Shared Decision-Making Infographics and Cue Cards
➡️ A Guide for Getting Involved in Medication Decisions
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Certain medications can affect memory & brain function.
As part of our efforts to promote brain health for #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth, check out our “Medications and Memory” article to learn which meds may have negative effects on cognition and how to minimize risks of harm.
Share this resource with relatives or, if you are a health care provider, with patients: deprescribingnetwork.ca/memo…
Population-based study:
As # of meds ⬆️ , so does the anticholinergic burden, use of inappropriate meds, & presence of drug-drug interactions
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@TADrugSafety
@OptimisingRxUse
Review med appropriateness using our tools here:
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Great to see #Deprescribing & the reduction of #Polypharmacy mentioned in @LancetLongevity as crucial interventions when caring for individuals with dementia and frailty:
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Helpful compilation of expert recommendations from @MiguelGBorda2's team! 👏
More data to suggest using low-dose quetiapine for insomnia in older adults can be associated with higher rates of mortality, dementia, and falls:
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Learn more about #deprescribing potentially inappropriate #antipsychotics here:
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Wishing all of our fellow #Deprescribers a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!
See you all in 2025! 🎄 🎊 🥂
➡️ How do factors such as age, sex, & gender impact #polypharmacy & prescribing cascades?
➡️ Is gender data consistently reported across large patient databases?
➡️ How do these factors impact how we #deprescribe?
📑 Read more here:
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@AGSJournal
Find helpful tools to help patients share individual preferences and goals of care through shared-decision making conversations here:
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⚠️ Many meds can impair cognition.
Helpful list of tools to help you identify meds that could cause drug-induced cognitive impairment:
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@ACCP
@Mia_Lussier_Rx
Also check out our tools to #deprescribe some of these meds here:
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Nearly 2 million seniors in Canada are using at least 1 inappropriate medication.
The Appropriate Use Coalition, uniting 11 organizations including @Deprescribing, is working to improve patient outcomes and reduce risks through appropriate prescribing. buff.ly/4ihhPa0
