Attitudes and barriers towards deprescribing in older patients experiencing polypharmacy: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Polypharmacy, commonly defined as ≥5 medications, is a rising public health concern due to its many risks of harm. One commonly recommended strategy to address polypharmacy is medication reviews, with subsequent deprescription of inappropriate medications. In this review, we explore the intersection of older age, polypharmacy, and deprescribing in a contemporary context by appraising the published literature (2012-2022) to identify articles that included new primary data on deprescribing medications in patients aged ≥65 years currently taking ≥5 medications. We found 31 articles were found which describe the current perceptions of clinicians towards deprescribing, the identified barriers, key enabling factors, and future directions in approaching deprescribing. Currently, clinicians believ

SUBMITTER: Robinson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature