Deprescribing for older patients

CMAJ. 2014 Dec 9;186(18):1369-76. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131873. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Authors

Christopher Frank¹, Erica Weir²

Affiliations

¹ Providence Care Centre, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital Site; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. frankc@providencecare.ca.
² Providence Care Centre, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital Site; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Decision Trees
Drug Prescriptions / standards*
Humans
Polypharmacy
Withholding Treatment*