Out of those with dementia, a significant portion suffer from inappropriate #polypharmacy, putting older adults at risk of medication-related side effects.
Visit deprescribing.org to find resources on how to #deprescribe these medications safely:
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🤔 Wanting to learn how to #deprescribe PPIs?
Find our deprescribing.org guideline, algorithm and other resources for #PPI #Deprescribing here:
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People with serious #mentalhealth issues who begin to #recover face another uphill battle getting off their meds. Since most doctors only know how to prescribe psych meds, they do not know how to #DEprescribe. Doing so incorrectly can negatively affect the #brain.
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Want to #deprescribe PIMs but don't know where to start?
➡️ Find our deprescribing.org guidelines and algorithms here:
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➡️ Visit our Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) here:
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Meta-Analysis of RCTs studying Interventions to #deprescribe Benzos & other Sedative Hypnotics in @bmj.com finds:
➡️ Patient education, med reviews, & pharmacist-led educational interventions may increase discontinuation rates
➡️ Multicomponent interventions may be more effective
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What is latest evidence on best practices for tapering benzodiazepines?
Don’t miss @deprescribeus.bsky.social's webinar introducing the Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzo Tapering: a new tool with recs on how to #deprescribe these overused meds
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Yes, we can #deprescribe in long term care
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Cluster randomized RCT we ran with MedSafer in New Brunswick
Healthcare providers play a major role in limiting the supply of benzos available to the public.
Help stop unnecessary benzo use! Find tools to #Deprescribe benzodiazepines and Z-drugs (BZRA) here:
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Learn about CBTi, an option to help improve sleep without meds:
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Reporting live from the ED! Preventing falls by deprescribing one mirtazapine at a time!
Would love to hear your experiences, thoughts or approach to deprescribing mirtazapine...it’s an interesting drug with a unique dose-dependent effect! 9/
#medsky #pharmsky #MedEd #deprescribe #nursesky #GPsky
Happy Fri-yay! 🎉 Quick skeetorial before the weekend!
I see elderly frail patients in the ED w/ recurrent falls & altered LOC all the time. A common home med? Mirtazapine 🤔
what should we do with it in these pts? Let’s dive in!🧵👇
#medsky #pharmsky #MedEd #deprescribe #polypharmacy #nursesky #GPsky
How do factors such as age, sex, & gender impact #polypharmacy & prescribing cascades?
Is gender data consistently reported across large patient databases?
How do these factors impact how we #deprescribe?
Read more here:
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⚠️ Many meds can impair cognition.
Helpful list of tools to help you identify meds that could cause drug-induced cognitive impairment:
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Also check out our tools to #deprescribe some of these meds here:
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A tan bag with a black zipper which says “all my fucking med” with the U in fucking being a pill bottle.
#Homevisits mean I get to 👀 the way my patients store their meds. This is INVALUABLE information, & sometimes this also leads to collective laughter & connection.
Today was one of those days.
#thisisgeriatrics
#homecaremedicine
#deprescribe
Last month, a patient brought in 8 weeks worth of dosette boxes citing she’s told many clinicians including pharmacist she doesn’t take them.
Why are we basically just dishing these out for ourprofessional registrations sake? #deprescribe
