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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Bar chart showing 16 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2025

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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	2	0	2
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	1	2
2025	3	0	3

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Hayes KN, Niznik JD, Gnjidic D, Moriarty F, Bennett D, Laroche ML, Talbot D, Alcusky M, Sessa M, Coe AB, Sirois C, Zullo AR, Li X, Chalasani SH, Syed J, Sawan M, Moga DC. The Reporting and Methodological Recommendations for Observational Studies Estimating the Effects of Deprescribing Medications (REMROSE-D) ISPE-Endorsed Guidance. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025 Nov; 34(11):e70255.

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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. Effectiveness of Patient-Directed Education to Sustain Deprescribing: A Pragmatic Trial. Drugs Aging. 2025 Nov; 42(11):1073-1083.

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Pendergast J, Wormwood JB, Stolzmann K, Rosen AK, Jones KF, Miller CJ, Still M, Bokhour B, Hanlon JT, Simon SR, Linsky AM. Engaging Patients in Discussions About Medication Deprescribing. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 06; 40(8):1811-1819.

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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 12 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 11 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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Gray SL, Fornaro R, Turner J, Boudreau DM, Wellman R, Tannenbaum C, Marcum ZA, Balderson B, Cook A, Jacobsen AL, Phelan EA. Provider knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy to deprescribe opioids and sedative-hypnotics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 05; 71(5):1580-1586.

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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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