Deprescribing anticholinergics in primary care older adults: Experience from two models and impact on a continuous measure of exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deprescribing interventions delivered through the electronic medical record have not significantly reduced the use of high-risk anticholinergics in prior trials. Pharmacists have been identified as ideal practitioners to conduct deprescribing; however, little experience beyond collaborative consult models has been published.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of two pilot pharmacist-based advanced practice models nested within primary care.

Methods

Pilot studies of a collaborative clinic-based pharmacist deprescribing intervention and a telephone-based pharmacist deprescribing intervention were conducted. Patients receiving the clinic-based pharmacy model were aged 55 years and older and referred for deprescribing at a specialty clinic. Patients receiving the

SUBMITTER: Campbell NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796793 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature