Objective: Older people approaching the end of life are at a high risk for adverse drug reactions. Approaching the end of life should change the therapeutic aims, triggering a reduction in the number of drugs. The main aim of this study is to describe the preventive and symptomatic drug treatments prescribed to patients discharged with a limited life expectancy from internal medicine and geriatric wards. The secondary aim was to describe the potentially severe drug-drug interactions (DDI). Materials and Methods: We analyzed Registry of Polytherapies Societa Italiana di Medicina Interna (REPOSI), a network of internal medicine and geriatric wards, to describe the drug therapy of patients discharged with a limited life expectancy. Results: The study sample comprised 55 patients discharged with a limited life expectancy. Patients with at least 1 preventive medication that could be considered for deprescription at the end of life were significantly fewer from admission to discharge (n = 30; 54.5% vs. n = 21; 38.2%; p = 0.02). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, lipid-lowering drugs, and clonidine were the most frequent potentially avoidable medications prescribed at discharge, followed by xanthine oxidase inhibitors and drugs to prevent fractures. Thirty-seven (67.3%) patients were also exposed to at least 1 potentially severe DDI at discharge. Conclusion: Hospital discharge is associated with a small reduction in the use of commonly prescribed preventive medications in patients discharged with a limited life expectancy. Cardiovascular drugs are the most frequent potentially avoidable preventive medications. A consensus framework or shared criteria for potentially inappropriate medication in elderly patients with limited life expectancy could be useful to further improve drug prescription.

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Need for deprescribing in hospital elderly patients discharged with a limited life expectancy: The REPOSI study

P.M. Mannucci;M. Cesari;G. Licata;F. Violi;I. Ardoino;E.A. Pulixi;M.D. Cappellini;D. Maira;V. Di Stefano;G. Fabio;M. Mancarella;S. Damanti;M. Clerici;M.V. Lenti;M. Pisati;G. Romanelli;A. Zucchelli;P. Gallo;G. Annoni;A. Brucato;S. Ghidoni;F. Fabris;P. Agosti;S. Fargion;M. Porzio;S. Tiraboschi;F. Peyvandi;R. Rossio;V. Monzani;V. Savojardo;G. Pallini;G.B. Bianchi;S. Del Vecchio;R. Leonardi;F. Gasparini;S. Prolo;M.C. Nava;S. Baldassarre;L. Rinaldi;G. Famularo;S. Morganti;A. Artoni;G. Montalto;R. Quadri;A. Tedeschi;S. Harari;S. Lopez;
2019

Abstract

Objective: Older people approaching the end of life are at a high risk for adverse drug reactions. Approaching the end of life should change the therapeutic aims, triggering a reduction in the number of drugs. The main aim of this study is to describe the preventive and symptomatic drug treatments prescribed to patients discharged with a limited life expectancy from internal medicine and geriatric wards. The secondary aim was to describe the potentially severe drug-drug interactions (DDI). Materials and Methods: We analyzed Registry of Polytherapies Societa Italiana di Medicina Interna (REPOSI), a network of internal medicine and geriatric wards, to describe the drug therapy of patients discharged with a limited life expectancy. Results: The study sample comprised 55 patients discharged with a limited life expectancy. Patients with at least 1 preventive medication that could be considered for deprescription at the end of life were significantly fewer from admission to discharge (n = 30; 54.5% vs. n = 21; 38.2%; p = 0.02). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, lipid-lowering drugs, and clonidine were the most frequent potentially avoidable medications prescribed at discharge, followed by xanthine oxidase inhibitors and drugs to prevent fractures. Thirty-seven (67.3%) patients were also exposed to at least 1 potentially severe DDI at discharge. Conclusion: Hospital discharge is associated with a small reduction in the use of commonly prescribed preventive medications in patients discharged with a limited life expectancy. Cardiovascular drugs are the most frequent potentially avoidable preventive medications. A consensus framework or shared criteria for potentially inappropriate medication in elderly patients with limited life expectancy could be useful to further improve drug prescription.
Elderly; End of life; Limited life expectancy; Polypharmacy; Symptomatic medications; Aged, 80 and over; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Polypharmacy; Deprescriptions; Life Expectancy; Patient Discharge
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nov-2019
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