Polypharmacy is growing in Canada, along with adverse drug events and drug-related costs.
Part of the solution may be deprescribing, the planned and supervised process of dose …

Background Polypharmacy in older adults can be associated with negative outcomes including
falls, impaired cognition, reduced quality of life, and general and functional decline. It is …

Background: Frequent emergency department users disproportionately account for rising
health care costs. We aimed to characterize frequent emergency department users in British …

Background Polypharmacy is associated with poorer health outcomes in older adults. Other
than the associated multimorbidity, factors contributing to this association could include …

Objective: Frequent emergency department (ED) users are heterogeneous. We aimed to
identify subgroups and assess their mortality. Methods: We identified patients ≥18 years with ≥…

… This article was co-authored by Johanna Trimble, a dedicated caregiver of a patient who
has experienced adverse drug effects and unnecessary polypharmacy. Johanna is a published …

Background: This study explored the perspectives and experiences from patients and
families around how patient/family preferences and priorities are considered in medication-related …

Background: The factors that underlie persistent frequent visits to the emergency department
are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize people who visit emergency …

Background Polypharmacy, particularly among older adults, is gaining recognition as an
important risk to health. The harmful effects on health arise from disease–drug and drug–drug …

Many seniors remain unaware that certain medications may be harmful, despite high rates
of polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use among community-dwelling older adults. …