NIH R01 · 2024
Generating Evidence on Deprescribing Safety
PROJECT SUMMARY: GEODES R01 AG070047-01 Older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), especially those with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), have an increased risk of polypharmacy, adverse drug events, treatment burden, and cognitive changes from medication side effects. Deprescribing is the process of reducing or stopping inappropriate medications or medications unlikely to be beneficial supervised by a health-care professional. Patients, caregivers for people with ADRD, and clinicians list potential adverse drug withdrawal events (ADWE) following medication discontinuation as a key barrier to deprescribing. ADWE are not well reported by deprescribing trials, and no…
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