Consultation-Based Deprescribing Service to Optimize Palliative Care for Terminal Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: A pharmacist-led deprescribing service previously developed within the Consultation-Based Palliative Care Team (CB-PCT) was implemented for terminal cancer patients. (2) Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of the developed deprescribing service for terminal cancer patients in CB-PCT. (3) Methods: A retrospective analysis compared the active care (AC) group to the historical usual care (UC) group. The clinical outcomes included the deprescribing rate of preventive medications, the proportion of patients with one or more medication-related problems (MRPs) resolved upon discharge, and the clinical significance. The implementability of the service was also gauged by the acceptance rates of pharmacists' interventions. (4) Results: Preventive medications included lipid-l

SUBMITTER: Ko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10706958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature