Deprescribing Case 6
A deprescribing case was documented in the article by Barbara Farrell, Salima Shamji and Dan Dalton: Managing chronic diseases in the frail elderly: More than just adhering to clinical guidelines.
The patient's conditions at admission included Diabetes mellitus type 2, Depressive disorder, Upper GI Bleeding /Peptic ulcer, Constipation, Chronic heart failure (after a Myocardial infarction), Severe arthritis pain, Increased Urinary Frequency and Vitamin D Deficiency. In addition, the patient suffered from Anxiety, Dizziness, Falls, Insomnia, Memory impairment, Decreased Mobility, Mood swings, Nausea and Orthostatic hypotension, some possibly caused by Adverse drug reactions (ADR), drug-drug interactions (DDI) and drug-condition interactions (DCI).
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