WHY DEPRESCRIBING INSTEAD OF NOT PRESCRIBING?
Prescribing medications involves complex cognitive processes, and mistakes in prescription can cause serious adverse events. Deprescribing is one of the last opportunities to prevent patient harm from the use of drugs that should be avoided, especially among older patients. This viewpoint article ai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging |
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| Online Access: | https://ggaging.com/details/1661/en-US/why-deprescribing-instead-of-not-prescribing- |