Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication in Nursing Home Residents

"Consists of the following steps:~* 1\. Elderly care physician and nursing staff evaluate with the patient the experience of taking medicines, adverse drug reactions and patient's preferences.~* 2\. Pharmacist reviews medication to identify drug related problems using START/STOPP en Beers criteria.~* 3/4. Meeting of elderly care physician, pharmacist. Possibilities to discontinue prescribed medication will be examined resulting in pharmaceutical care plan that optimizes the patient's medication i.e. which inappropriate medication should be discontinued following a prioritization and time schedule.~* 5\. Execution of pharmaceutical care plan according to agreed schedule."