Benefits of deprescribing for older people with frailty and polypharmacy: part one

This article, the first of two parts, explains the physiology of ageing and frailty, and considers the adverse effects of polypharmacy on older people with frailty, using a fictional case study to illustrate this. Part two will use the case study to explore the use of medication reviews and deprescribing benefits as part of medicines optimisation.PMID:37670533 | DOI:10.7748/nop.2023.e1441

Source: Nursing Older People - September 6, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sue Lyne Source Type: research