Other resources for clinicians
Postcard for health care professionals
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MedStopper
Medstopper is a deprescribing web-based tool developed by a team of health professionals to help doctors and their patients look at a list of medications to decide if some should be stopped or changed.
Choosing Wisely Canada toolkits on the appropriate use of medications
Antipsychotic medications are often prescribed for people living with dementia to decrease or stop negative personal expressions or behaviours. These medications can cause significant side effects, such as confusion, dizziness, stroke or even death. Supportive care that matches patient preferences, habits and needs usually works best.
Healthcare Excellence Canada developed a series of resources to inform everyone involved in dementia care about how to effectively address negative personal expressions and behaviours, and how to deprescribe antipsychotics safely.
Beers Criteria
The American Geriatrics Society 2023 Updated AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults is one of the most frequently cited reference tools in the field of geriatrics.
STOPP/START Criteria
The STOPP/START Criteria helps clinicians screen older people's prescriptions and right treatment criteria.
Therapeutics Initiative
The Therapeutics Initiative provides health professionals and the public with up-to-date, evidence-based, practical information on prescription drug therapy. It is based in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics and associated with the Department of Family Practice at The University of British Columbia.
Deprescribing guides created by Primary Health Tasmania
This non-profit organization has developed guides for deprescribing several drug classes. This resource is relevant, as it details the risks and benefits of deprescribing as well as the symptoms to monitor during follow-ups