GPs' decisions about prescribing end-of-life anticipatory medications: a qualitative study.

CONCLUSION: GPs view anticipatory medications as key to symptom management for patients at the end of life. The drugs are often presented as a clinical recommendation to ensure patients and families accept the prescription. GPs need regular access to nurses and rely on their skills to administer drugs appropriately. Patients' and families' experiences of anticipatory medications, and their preferences for involvement in decision making, warrant urgent investigation. PMID: 32895243 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of General Practice - September 6, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bowers B, Barclay SS, Pollock K, Barclay S Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research