Evaluating the impact of medication review and deprescribing on prescribing appropriateness and clinical outcomes in older people residing in long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background Polypharmacy is a major concern among older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), as it increases the risk of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and related adverse outcomes. Medication review and deprescribing interventions may help optimise therapy and reduce harm. Desi...

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Published in:	Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 1 - 16
Main Authors:	Carollo, Massimo, Cristini, Irene, Crisafulli, Salvatore, Fontana, Andrea, Forti, Anna, Lanaro, Aurora, Maccarrone, Francesco, Zerio, Marta, Piccoli, Luca, Poluzzi, Elisabetta
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Apr2026
Subjects:	Mortality Hospital care Patient care Nursing care facilities Inappropriate prescribing (Medicine) Medical information storage & retrieval systems Medication error prevention Deprescribing Meta-analysis Polypharmacy Descriptive statistics Systematic reviews MEDLINE Online information services Confidence intervals Data analysis software Accidental falls
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