Effect of a Pharmacist-Led Intervention on Inappropriate Prescriptions in Older Adults

This cluster randomized trial investigates the effects on medication discontinuation of a program in which pharmacists educated older patients taking benzodiazepines, sedative-hypnotics, first-generation antihistamines, and selective NSAIDs about why the drugs are inappropriate for their age groups and offered potential alternative treatment options.

Source: JAMA - November 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research