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Deardorff WJ, Jing B, Growdon ME, Yaffe K, Boscardin WJ, Boockvar KS, Steinman MA. Medication misuse and overuse in community-dwelling persons with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jun 5. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18463. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37272899. The study by Deardorff et al. investigated medication misuse and overuse within the community-dwelling older adult population …

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Etherton-Beer C, Page A, Naganathan V, Potter K, Comans T, Hilmer SN, McLachlan AJ, Lindley RI, Mangin D. Deprescribing to optimise health outcomes for frail older people: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised controlled trial-outcomes of the Opti-med study. Age Ageing. 2023 May 1;52(5):afad081. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afad081. PMID: 37247404; PMCID: PMC10226731. The Opti-med study, conducted between 2014 and …

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Thomas C, Ellison H, Taffet GE. Deprescribing statins, considerations for informed decision making. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Apr 21. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18362. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37082816. To address ongoing uncertainties in deprescribing statins, Thomas et al. authored a commentary that explores key considerations and cautions when stopping these medications. Deprescribing aims to manage …

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Vasilevskis EE, Shah AS, Hollingsworth EK, et al. Deprescribing Medications Among Older Adults From End of Hospitalization Through Postacute Care: A Shed-MEDS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(3):223-231. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6545 Despite the well-known risks of polypharmacy among hospitalized older adults, few deprescribing interventions target initiating deprescribing in the hospital, and to date no deprescribing trial …

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Hung A, Wang J, Moriarty F, et al. Value assessment of deprescribing interventions: Suggestions for improvement [published online ahead of print, 2023 Feb 21]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023;10.1111/jgs.18298. doi:10.1111/jgs.18298 Despite the well-established link between deprescribing interventions and reduced use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), there is little evidence behind the cost-effectiveness of these interventions. …

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Sheehan OC, Gleason KS, Bayliss EA, et al. Intervention design in cognitively impaired populations-Lessons learned from the OPTIMIZE deprescribing pragmatic trial [published online ahead of print, 2022 Dec 12]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022;10.1111/jgs.18148. doi:10.1111/jgs.18148 Polypharmacy is a growing concern among older adults, especially those with cognitive impairment and Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). Cognitively impaired …

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Kwak MJ, Cheng M, Goyal P, et al. Medication Complexity Among Older Adults with HF: How Can We Assess Better?. Drugs Aging. 2022;39(11):851-861. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00979-2 Heart failure affects 6 million Americans today, over half of whom are 75 and older. Older adults with heart failure face complex medication regimens that are further complicated by the cognitive, …

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Wang J, Shen JY, Conwell Y, et al. How “age-friendly” are deprescribing interventions? A scoping review of deprescribing trials [published online ahead of print, 2022 Oct 11]. Health Serv Res. 2022;10.1111/1475-6773.14083. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14083 The 4Ms (“Medication,” “Mentation,” “Mobility,” and “What Matters Most”) are considered essential components of age-friendly health systems. Age-friendly health systems are better equipped …

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Pilla SJ, Meza KA, Schoenborn NL, Boyd CM, Maruthur NM, Chander G. A Qualitative Study of Perspectives of Older Adults on Deintensifying Diabetes Medications [published online ahead of print, 2022 Sep 29]. J Gen Intern Med. 2022;10.1007/s11606-022-07828-3. doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07828-3 While previous studies have examined the patient perspective on deprescribing, few have explored this topic in relation …

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