Deprescriptions

"Deprescriptions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Directions written to discontinue use of PRESCRIPTION DRUGS in order to reduce unnecessary and/or excessive medications (see POLYPHARMACY), DRUG SIDE EFFECTS and ADVERSE DRUG REACTION.

Descriptor ID	D000069340
MeSH Number(s)	E02.319.698.500
Concept/Terms	Deprescriptions Deprescriptions Deprescription Deprescribing Deprescribing

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Deprescriptions".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Polypharmacy [E02.319.698]
Deprescriptions [E02.319.698.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2018	1	1	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	1	2

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Singh S, Li X, Cocoros NM, Antonelli MT, Avula R, Crawford SL, Dashevsky I, Fouayzi H, Harkins TP, Mazor KM, Michnick AI, Parlett L, Paullin M, Platt R, Rochon PA, Saphirak C, Si M, Zhou Y, Gurwitz JH. High-Risk Medications in Persons Living With Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Dec 01; 184(12):1426-1433.

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Jones KF, Stolzmann K, Wormwood J, Pendergast J, Miller CJ, Still M, Bokhour BG, Hanlon J, Simon SR, Rosen AK, Linsky AM. Patient-Directed Education to Promote Deprescribing: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Nov 01; 184(11):1339-1346.

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Harding SL, Ellis KA, Boisseau J, Petreca V. Psychiatric Deprescribing: A Narrative Review. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2024 Jul-Aug; 30(4):810-818.

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Tjia J, Karakida M, Alcusky M, Furuno JP. Perspectives on deprescribing in palliative care. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2023 May; 16(5):411-421.

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Linsky AM, Kressin NR, Stolzmann K, Pendergast J, Rosen AK, Bokhour BG, Simon SR. Direct-to-consumer strategies to promote deprescribing in primary care: a pilot study. BMC Prim Care. 2022 03 22; 23(1):53.

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Rochon PA, Petrovic M, Cherubini A, Onder G, O'Mahony D, Sternberg SA, Stall NM, Gurwitz JH. Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2021 05; 2(5):e290-e300.

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Mikuls TR, Johnson SR, Fraenkel L, Arasaratnam RJ, Baden LR, Bermas BL, Chatham W, Cohen S, Costenbader K, Gravallese EM, Kalil AC, Weinblatt ME, Winthrop K, Mudano AS, Turner A, Saag KG. American College of Rheumatology Guidance for the Management of Rheumatic Disease in Adult Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Version 3. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 02; 73(2):e1-e12.

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Sloane PD, Brandt NJ, Cherubini A, Dharmarajan TS, Dosa D, Hanlon JT, Katz P, Koopmans RTCM, Laird RD, Petrovic M, Semla TP, Tan ECK, Zimmerman S. Medications in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: Challenges and Controversies. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 01; 22(1):1-5.

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Mack DS, Baek J, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Statin Discontinuation and Life-Limiting Illness in Non-Skilled Stay Nursing Homes at Admission. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 12; 68(12):2787-2796.

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Mikuls TR, Johnson SR, Fraenkel L, Arasaratnam RJ, Baden LR, Bermas BL, Chatham W, Cohen S, Costenbader K, Gravallese EM, Kalil AC, Weinblatt ME, Winthrop K, Mudano AS, Turner A, Saag KG. American College of Rheumatology Guidance for the Management of Rheumatic Disease in Adult Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Version 1. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 08; 72(8):1241-1251.

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