Effect of a Pharmacist-Led Educational Intervention on Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Older Adults

High rates of inappropriate prescribing persist among older adults in many outpatient settings, increasing the risk of adverse drug events and drug-related hospitalizations.To compare the effectiveness of a consumer-targeted, pharmacist-led educational intervention vs usual care on discontinuation of inappropriate medication among community-dwelling older adults.A cluster randomized trial (D-PRESCRIBE [Developing Pharmacist-Led Research to...