2022
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03556-8
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Evaluating the impact of a polypharmacy Action Learning Sets tool on healthcare practitioners’ confidence, perceptions and experiences of stopping inappropriate medicines

Abstract: Background Issues of medication adherence, multimorbidity, increased hospitalisation risk and negative impact upon quality of life have led to the management of polypharmacy becoming a national priority. Clinical guidelines advise a patient-centred approach, involving shared decision-making and multidisciplinary team working. However, there have been limited educational initiatives to improve healthcare practitioners’ management of polypharmacy and stopping inappropriate medicines. This study a… Show more

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“…Thus, there is the potential for cumulative toxicity in patients taking more than one medication e.g., statin, anti-hypertensive, pain medication, anti-coagulant, contraceptive, β-blocker (propranolol), for anxiety. In addition, the synergistic interaction of multiple medications (or polypharmacy) is unknown and poorly understood (Brooks et al, 2022). Excessive use of medications has been linked to an increase in falls and cognitive impairment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, there is the potential for cumulative toxicity in patients taking more than one medication e.g., statin, anti-hypertensive, pain medication, anti-coagulant, contraceptive, β-blocker (propranolol), for anxiety. In addition, the synergistic interaction of multiple medications (or polypharmacy) is unknown and poorly understood (Brooks et al, 2022). Excessive use of medications has been linked to an increase in falls and cognitive impairment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%