PPM Seminar - What makes a multidisciplinary medication review and deprescribing intervention for older people work well in primary care Event

A third of older people, aged 65 and over take five or more regular medications (polypharmacy) potentially increasing the risk of side-effects, hospital admission and death, with higher risk among people living with frailty. Conducting regular structured medication reviews in primary care is key to identify and reduce or stop inappropriate medications (deprescribing). Evidence suggests that multidisciplinary interventions and those involving pharmacists are most effective in reducing inappropriate prescribing, however further research is needed to explore how this could work in practice

The aim of our realist review was to identify the mechanisms and context that could lead to a successful multidisciplinary medication review/deprescribing process in primary care for people aged 65 and over, the role of different healthcare professionals in the process and any training needs.

Eloise Radcliffe is a research fellow working on the MODIFY study on medication review and deprescribing in primary care for older people living with frailty. She has a background in medical sociology and is a qualitative researcher with experience in a range of health services research and evaluation studies and an interest in older age and long-term conditions.

Our seminars are by invitation only, please contact Amy if you would like to attend.

This seminar will be hybrid.