1997
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440400055007
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Adverse Events After Discontinuing Medications in Elderly Outpatients

Abstract: Most medications can be stopped in elderly outpatients without an ADWE occurrence. However, when ADWEs occur they resulted in substantial health care utilization. Practitioners should strive to discontinue drug therapy in the elderly but be vigilant for disease recurrence.

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“…38 Pharmacists can offer support to deprescribe, by helping with tapering protocols for discontinuing central nervous system and cardiovascular drugs that are known to be associated with the highest frequency of adverse events related to drug withdrawal. 39 …”
Section: Evidence Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…38 Pharmacists can offer support to deprescribe, by helping with tapering protocols for discontinuing central nervous system and cardiovascular drugs that are known to be associated with the highest frequency of adverse events related to drug withdrawal. 39 …”
Section: Evidence Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Si se ha decidido suspender un medicamento determinado por diversas causas, antes de retirar dicho fármaco es importante verificar si este puede producir reacciones adversas por retiro inadecuado de medicamentos (RARM), es decir, signos y síntomas significativos causados por la suspensión de un fármaco (26) . La sintomatología causada por una RARM puede ir desde la reaparición o el rebote de los trastornos para los cuales el fármaco fue administrado (Ejem.…”
Section: Paso 8 Prevenir Las Reacciones Adversas Por Retiro Inadecuaunclassified
“…Los principales medicamentos que pueden causar una RARM, a menos que se disminuya gradualmente, son los betabloqueadores, simpaticomiméticos de acción central, sedantes-hipnóticos, opiáceos, antidepresivos tricíclicos, antipsicóticos, estimulantes y corticosteroides (26) . Un tópico muy importante relacionado con los RARM es su prevención en pacientes hospitalizados en los servicios de cirugía en el perioperatorio (27) .…”
Section: Paso 8 Prevenir Las Reacciones Adversas Por Retiro Inadecuaunclassified
“…53 Of those with side effects, 36% required an urgent clinic visit or hospitalisation. The most common side effects involved the circulatory system after withdrawal of cardiovascular drugs, including development of angina, hypertension and heart failure.…”
Section: Evidence For Deprescribingmentioning
confidence: 99%