[Deprescribing in Danish clinical treatment guidelines]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2022 Jul 4;184(27):V01220063.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Lack of clinical guidance constitutes a significant barrier to deprescribing. Within Danish clinical guidelines on treatment of dementia, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis, only limited attention was given to deprescribing. For dementia, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis, guidance was primarily focused on when to consider and implement deprescribing, with limited practical guidance on how to deprescribe. No guidance for deprescribing antihypertensives was identified. This highlights a need to consider deprescribing more broadly when developing and updating clinical guidelines, as argued in this review.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dementia* / drug therapy
  • Denmark
  • Deprescriptions*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Osteoporosis* / drug therapy