
USDeN Call for Pilot Studies Preparatory to Large Clinical Trials
Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions to Support Deprescribing of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists in Older Adults The US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) will soon be seeking

Describing deprescribing: How do GPs discuss deprescribing topics with their patients, and how in-depth do they go?
Thompson W, Jarbøl D, Nielsen JB, Haastrup P, Pedersen LB. GP preferences for discussing statin deprescribing: a discrete choice experiment. Fam Pract. 2022;39(1):26-31. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmab075 Although

New Cohort of Junior Investigators Selected!
We are thrilled to announce our 2022-2023 cohort of Junior Investigator Intensive Awardees. The Junior Investigator Intensive program provides dedicated supports and research learning opportunities

How can we apply pharmacoepidemiology methods to deprescribing research questions?
Moriarty F, Thompson W, Boland F. Methods for evaluating the benefit and harms of deprescribing in observational research using routinely collected data. Res Social Adm

The MedSafer Study-Electronic Decision Support for Deprescribing in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
McDonald EG, Wu PE, Rashidi B, et al. The MedSafer Study-Electronic Decision Support for Deprescribing in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial [published

Deprescribing Lessons from a Nonessential Medication Hold Policy in US Nursing Homes
McConeghy, K. W., Cinque, M., White, E. M., Feifer, R. A., Blackman, C., Mor, V., Gravenstein, S., & Zullo, A. R. (2021). Lessons for deprescribing

US Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Medication Harms
Budnitz DS, Shehab N, Lovegrove MC, Geller AI, Lind JN, Pollock DA. US Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Medication Harms, 2017-2019. JAMA. 2021;326(13):1299–1309. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.13844 Medication risk

Identifying Real-World Patterns of Bisphosphonate Deprescribing in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Niznik, J.D., Aspinall, S.L., Hanson, L.C. et al. Patterns of Oral Bisphosphonate Deprescribing in Older Nursing Home Residents with Dementia. Osteoporos Int. Sep 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-021-06141-9

How Can We Apply a Sex and Gender Lens to Deprescribing Research and Clinical Practice?
Rochon, PA et al. Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing, and Deprescribing in Older People: Through a Sex and Gender Lens. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2021 May; 2(5) e290-300.

New Cohort of Junior Investigators Selected!
We are thrilled to announce our 2021-2022 cohort of Junior Investigator Intensive Awardees. The Junior Investigator Intensive program provides dedicated supports and research learning opportunities to