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Table 1 Deprescribing pearl topics sent to primary care providers at all intervention clinics

From: A health-system-embedded deprescribing intervention targeting patients and providers to prevent falls in older adults (STOP-FALLS trial): study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial

 

“Deprescribing Pearl” Topics

1

Medicines linked to falls

2

Sedative-hypnotics

3

Opioids

4

Over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aids

5

Skeletal muscle relaxants

6

Tricyclic antidepressants

7

Managing benzodiazepine and Z-drug withdrawal symptoms

8

Fight prescribing inertia

9

Pursuing opportunities for opioid deprescribing

10

Deprescribing and the patient-provider relationship

11

Return of symptoms from underlying condition

12

Deprescribing triggers

13

Deprescribing OTC antihistamines