Introduction Benefits and risks of preventive medication change over time for ageing patients
and deprescribing of medication may be needed. Deprescribing of cardiovascular and …

Background Deprescribing has been recommended for managing polypharmacy but
deprescribing preventive medication in older patients is still uncommon. We aimed to investigate …

Background Overtreatment with cardiometabolic medication in older patients can lead to
major adverse events. Timely deprescribing of these medications is therefore essential. Self-…

Background Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) indications are limited to gastrointestinal disorders
and ulcer prophylaxis. However, PPIs are among the most frequently prescribed drugs. Aim …

Introduction Older people are prone to drug-related harm. Clinical decision support systems
(CDSSs) in community pharmacies may improve appropriate prescribing in this population. …

Background Non-medical medication switches, a change to another medicine or medication
label not motivated by medical reasons, occur frequently. Switches often lead to negative …

Objective Drug interaction alerts (drug–drug and drug-disease interaction alerts) for chronic
medications substantially contribute to alert fatigue in primary care. The aim of this study was …

Background The CombiConsultation is a consultation with the community pharmacist for
patients with diabetes, COPD and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD), aligned with the annual or …

Background Potential overtreatment with cardiometabolic medication (ie, glucose lowering
medication, antihypertensives and statins) has been observed in 10–40% of older people …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature, frequency, and determinants
of drug therapy alerts generated by a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in community …