Effectiveness of interventions aiming to reduce inappropriate drug prescribing: an overview of interventions

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Effectiveness of interventions aiming to reduce inappropriate drug prescribing: an overview of interventions

Inappropriate prescribing of drugs is associated with unnecessary harms for patients and healthcare costs. Interventions to reduce these prescriptions are widely studied, yet the effectiveness of different types of interventions remains unclear. Therefore, we provide an overview regarding the effectiveness of intervention types that aim to reduce inappropriate drug prescriptions, unrestricted by target drugs, population or setting. The majority of the interventions were effective in reducing inappropriate prescribing of drugs. Multifaceted interventions most frequently showed a significant reduction of inappropriate prescribing. Education for healthcare professionals is the most frequently included intervention in this overview, yet this category is least frequently effective.

Read the full article ‘Effectiveness of interventions aiming to reduce inappropriate drug prescribing: an overview of interventions’ by Daniëlle Kroon, Nina F Steutel, Hester Vermeulen, Merit M Tabbers, Marc A Benninga, Miranda W Langendam, Simone A van Dulmen in Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Published: 16 July 2021.

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