Validated medication deprescribing instruments for patients with palliative care needs a systematic review

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the availability of several instruments to support deprescribing in patients with palliative care needs, only 1 of them has undergone validation and robust assessment for effectiveness in clinical practice. The STOPPFrail tool appears to reduce the number of inappropriate medications for older people with limited life expectancy (and probably palliative care needs) and decrease the monthly costs of pharmacotherapy. Nevertheless, the impact on patient safety and humanistic outcomes remain unclear.PMID:37770284 | DOI:10.1016/j.farma.2023.08.004

Source: Farmacia Hospitalaria - September 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Frangie Kallas de Andrade Raziel Prado Ignacio Nunes Maria Ol ívia Barboza Zanetti Ariane Cristina Barboza Zanetti M árcia Dos Santos Alan Maicon de Oliveira Andrew Carson-Stevens Leonardo R égis Leira Pereira Fabiana Rossi Varallo Source Type: research