The evidence on deprescribing

It's a therapeutics evidence feast this month. We start with deprescribing in older adults - Anna Hung, assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine has written a summary of the evidence, and we discuss why there are so few trials on an important topic. Metformin is typically first line for type II diabetes, but what should be next? A new cohort study emulating a comparative effectiveness trial has been published, and the team discuss using observational data for this very common problem. Finally, a new trial on nirmaltrevir for covid 19 in those at higher risk of severe disease or those who are unvaccinated. Links BMJ - Deprescribing in older adults with polypharmacy BMJ - Comparative effectiveness of second line oral antidiabetic treatments among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: emulation of a target trial using routinely collected health data NEJM - Nirmatrelvir for Vaccinated or Unvaccinated Adult Outpatients with Covid-19

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The evidence on deprescribing is an episode from Talk Evidence by The BMJ.

This episode is 28:08 long.

This episode was published on Jun 18, 2024.

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