Deprescribing medications among patients with multiple prescribers: A socioecological model
Armando Silva Almodóvar,
Michelle S. Keller,
Jiha Lee
et al.
Abstract:Deprescribing is the intentional dose reduction or discontinuation of a medication. The development of deprescribing interventions should take into consideration important organizational, interprofessional, and patient‐specific barriers that can be further complicated by the presence of multiple prescribers involved in a patient's care. Patients who receive care from an increasing number of prescribers may experience disruptions in the timely transfer of relevant healthcare information, increasing the risk of … Show more
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