Scott I A, Le Couteur D G
Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Intern Med J. 2015 Mar;45(3):352-6. doi: 10.1111/imj.12693.
Inappropriate polypharmacy and its associated harm pose a significant threat to older patients. The prescribing decisions of physicians greatly influence what other practitioners prescribe. Minimising medication-related harm requires physicians to adopt a systematic approach to the deliberate and judicious deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines in at-risk individuals.
不适当的多重用药及其相关危害对老年患者构成重大威胁。医生的处方决策对其他从业者的处方有很大影响。将药物相关危害降至最低要求医生采用系统方法，对高危个体中潜在不适当药物进行审慎、明智的减药。
