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Authors
Dearing, Marci https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6261-2411
Bowles, Susan K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0821-3222
Isenor, Jennifer E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1648-7362
Weir, Kristie Rebecca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-5050
O’Donnell, Lisa Kouladjian https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-7295
Kits, Olga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2444-7881
Hilmer, Sarah N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5970-1501
Neville, Heather https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1566-6206
Rockwood, Kenneth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-995X
Sirois, Caroline https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-7883
Hajizadeh, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4591-8531
Toombs, Kent https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-7403
Susin, Aprill https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0014-2767
Reeve, Emily https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1405-999X
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Clinical Trials BETA
Clinical trials referenced in this document:
nct03698487 at ClinicalTrials.govDocuments that mention this clinical trial
Pharmacist-led intervention to improve medication use in older inpatients using the Drug Burden Index: a study protocol for a before/after intervention with a retrospective control group and multiple case analysis (Pre-results)
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035656
Effectiveness of a pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention in older inpatients: an implementation study with retrospective control group
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01371-0
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Frailty Network (CAT2017-13)
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University
Monash University
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Article History
Received: 2 August 2025
Revised: 25 November 2025
Accepted: 26 November 2025
First Online: 29 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: The Drug Burden Index (DBI) Calculator © Copyright 2019 The University of Sydney. All rights reserved. Professor Sarah Hilmer and Dr. Lisa Kouladjian-O’Donnell are the developers of The DBI Calculator©. ER receives royalties for co-authoring a chapter on deprescribing in UpToDate.
: Ethics approval was granted by the Nova Scotia Health Authority Research Ethics Board (#1023962 and #1023666).
: Written informed consent was obtained for all intervention participants. A waiver of consent was granted for retrospective control participants.
