Suboptimal medication use may lead to morbidity, mortality and increased costs. To reduce
unnecessary patient harm, medicines management including medication reviews can be …

OBJECTIVES To summarize available tools that can assist clinicians in identifying and
reducing or stopping (deprescribing) potentially inappropriate medications and that …

Aims The aim of this systematic review was to explore health care professionals' attitudes
towards deprescribing in older people with limited life expectancy. Methods A systematic …

Background Deprescribing is of particular importance in older adults with limited life
expectancy since this population group is highly susceptible to the potential harms of …

Transitions of care may result in medication errors, when information about a patient's
medications is not communicated sufficiently. In this clinical record review study, we aimed …

Background In 2010, a database of drug related problems (DRPs) was implemented to
assist clinical pharmacy staff in documenting clinical pharmacy activities locally. A study of …

Abstract Background and Objectives Deprescribing may be particularly relevant in older
people with limited life expectancy. In order to effectively carry out deprescribing in this …

Use of medications of questionable benefit is common in end of life care. In order to
effectively carry out deprescribing, it is important to gain insight into the perspectives of …

Objectives Over the last decades, several papers have evaluated clinical pharmacy
interventions in hospital settings with conflicting findings as results. Medication reviews are …

Objectives This study aims to investigate the effects on quality of the medicine-related
healthcare service provided at hospital discharge after implementing a pharmacist-led …