Reducing Costs by Deprescribing Medications

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to implement a pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention for adults 65 and older taking 10 or more medications at University of Texas (UT) Physicians clinics and to assess the effect of the pharmacist intervention on the incidence of adverse drug reactions, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations as well as costs to the patient and to the healthcare system in adults 65 and older taking 10 or more medications treated at UT Physicians.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Adverse Drug Reaction
Deprescribing
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Polypharmacy

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04553107
Study type	Interventional
Source	The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	December 9, 2019
Completion date	June 1, 2022

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