Justin Turner
@OptimisingRxUse
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Researcher, pharmacist, husband, dad, and many other things... I'm passionate about improving health outcomes through medication optimization: less can be more!
Melbourne, Australia
Joined March 2015
Deprescribing Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists in Older Adults and People With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review - McEvoy - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library
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Background Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) (benzodiazepines and z-drugs) may provide limited benefits in the management of insomnia when used short-term. However, they increase the risk of...
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RT @DeprescribeNet: “Sleeping pills can't undo the causes of chronic insomnia”. Hear Sleepwell co-founder & CADeN exec member Dr. David Gar….
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RT @deprescribing: Population-based study:.As # of meds ⬆️ , so does the anticholinergic burden, use of inappropriate meds, & presence of d….
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RT @DeprescribeNet: New QC population-level study shows that PIM use, risk of drug-drug interactions & anticholinergic burden increases wit….
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RT @Justy_Cheng: 📢 Help us understand the scope and need for guidelines on stopping gabapentinoids (e.g., gabapentin, pregabalin). Seeking….
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RT @MonashPharm: The MyDispense Symposium 2025 abstract submission deadline is fast approaching! Only a day left! Don't miss out on showcas….
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RT @FrankMoriarty: Interested in a PhD? We have advertised a funded project on the dual @QatarUniversity @RCSI_Irl PhD programme, with @Ha….
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RT @DeprescribeNet: For more information on the development of this practical guide for medication discharge plans, check out the publicati….
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Are you frustrated at understanding "what happened to my patients medications while they were in hospital" or " what went wrong after I sent them home?" .Then check out this free webinar about designing and implementing effective discharge communication.
Free webinar! Join Yannick Villeneuve & CADeN committee member Louise Papillon-Ferland for a deep dive into designing & implementing effective medication discharge plans to enhance med. safety & transitions of care. #PAM2025. Learn more & register here:
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RT @DeprescribeNet: Free webinar! Join Yannick Villeneuve & CADeN committee member Louise Papillon-Ferland for a deep dive into designing &….
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RT @AndMacUSyd: Exciting seminar @syd_health .Great speaker line up.Support from #SydneyPharmacySchool.
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Great work from @Miriam_TY_Leung highlighting the potential risks of Gabapentinoids. Yet, another reason to re-think before prescribing, re-prescribing, dispensing or administering medications to older adults. @DeprescribeAU @DeprescribeNet @deprescribing @DeprescribeUS.
New publication from our PhD candidate @Miriam_TY_Leung on gabapentinoids and hip fractures risk. @CentMedUseSafet @OptimisingRxUse @claremarquina @TimTran21.
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RT @Drug_Evidence: Missed our "Medicine is Awesome" TI #BestEvidence webinar? 👉🏽 Tempering our use of medical inter….
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RT @ICOD2024: Everybody, let’s share some deprescribing interventions experienced all over the world 🌍 ! #oralcommunications @OptimisingRxU….
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RT @ICOD2024: Deprescribed or discontinued? One the this morning’s workshops by Caroline Sirois, Alexandre Campeau-Calfat and Justin Turner….
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RT @AGSJournal: The cost of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults in Canada: A comparative cross-sectional study. #geriatr….
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RT @ICOD2024: The organizing committee is sad to let you go, but happy that everything went well! See you in 2 years, friends 🥰 https://t.c….
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RT @deprescribing: A pic of some of our @deprescribing ibteam, @wadddee, @pharmacist_lisa, @BarbFarrell8T6 as part of the @DeprescribeNet….
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RT @DeprescribeAU: 🇦🇺Australian representatives @ICOD2024 🇨🇵! @DanijelaGnjidic @OptimisingRxUse @AiliLangford @KristieWeir Darshna and @lis….
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