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Thank you to our followers for your support over the past several years. We’ve built an amazing #deprescribing community worldwide 🌎 that will continue to thrive!.

Study in nursing homes across the Netherlands 🇳🇱:.Only half of psychotropic drug use cases met guideline recommendations for appropriateness:.. @JAMDAcom .@NDeprescribing . More work needs to done to reduce this discrepancy.

Do #polypharmacy & #multimorbidity go hand in hand?. Large 🇨🇦 study using two national datasets finds this is NOT always the case!. "Many living with multimorbidity do not necessarily have polypharmacy". 📢 Inappropriate polypharmacy CAN be preventable!.

Great investigation into the "Cognitive Footprint of Medication Use" from the team of @martinrossor & @UCLIoN:.. More medications may have an impact on cognition than you think!. Another reason to take a second look at your meds:.

Highly intriguing read! 🚨 . International study identifies four distinct classes of older adults w.r.t. #deprescribing preferences. Read more about the unique characteristics & perspectives of each group here:.. @KristieWeir .@SarahVordenberg

🔦 Discover some of our resources for shared-decision making in #deprescribing including:.➡️ A Shared Decision-Making Guide for Long-Term Care.➡️ Shared Decision-Making Infographics and Cue Cards.➡️ A Guide for Getting Involved in Medication Decisions.

Longitudinal cohort study of older adults w/ diabetes shows different patient perspectives can enable or hinder deprescribing:. Understanding patient perspectives through shared-decision making is critical to making effective #deprescribing interventions!

RT @DeprescribeNet: Certain medications can affect memory & brain function. As part of our efforts to promote brain health for #Alzheimers….

Population-based study:.As # of meds ⬆️ , so does the anticholinergic burden, use of inappropriate meds, & presence of drug-drug interactions.. @TADrugSafety.@OptimisingRxUse . Review med appropriateness using our tools here:.

Great to see #Deprescribing & the reduction of #Polypharmacy mentioned in @LancetLongevity as crucial interventions when caring for individuals with dementia and frailty:.. Helpful compilation of expert recommendations from @MiguelGBorda2's team! 👏

More data to suggest using low-dose quetiapine for insomnia in older adults can be associated with higher rates of mortality, dementia, and falls:. Learn more about #deprescribing potentially inappropriate #antipsychotics here:.

Wishing all of our fellow #Deprescribers a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! . See you all in 2025! 🎄 🎊 🥂

Find helpful tools to help patients share individual preferences and goals of care through shared-decision making conversations here:.

➡️ 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:. @AGSJournal

⚠️ Many meds can impair cognition. Helpful list of tools to help you identify meds that could cause drug-induced cognitive impairment:. @ACCP .@Mia_Lussier_Rx . Also check out our tools to #deprescribe some of these meds here:.

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Nearly 2 million seniors in Canada are using at least 1 inappropriate medication. The Appropriate Use Coalition, uniting 11 organizations including @Deprescribing, is working to improve patient outcomes and reduce risks through appropriate prescribing.