0 to reduce or stop prescribing a particular drug (= giving it as a medical treatment) because it may be harmful or not helpful: --
There should be a plan to deprescribe the drug once it is no longer needed, has been shown to not be effective or is causing a possible side effect.
If a medication is identified that does not have an indication, an attempt should be made to proactively deprescribe it prior to an adverse drug event.
Limited evidence for the safety and efficacy of medications in older adults may influence the decision to attempt to deprescribe medications.
The simplest way to correct this notice is to deprescribe it and to give guidance on the form it should take in an information leaflet to be published.
