Development, Validation and Evaluation of a Deprescribing Tool

"Deprescribing Tool will be used for medication review during patient consultation. The prescriber will be encouraged to refer to the tool for medication review of elderly patients aged ≥ 60 years and take deprescribing decision if indicated.~Deprescribing may take place in any of the following ways-~1. Immediate discontinuation of a drug, e.g., a duplicate drug~2. Initiation of gradual tapering of a drug e.g., an anxiolytic, which is no longer indicated~3. Reduction in dose of a drug, e.g., lower dose of an NSAID for relief of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis Only 1-3 medicines will be deprescribed at a time. Medicines with overlapping indications will not be deprescribed at the same time so it is clear which medicine is responsible if withdrawal effects occur."