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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Proactive Deprescribing Among Older Adults With Polypharmacy: Barriers and Enablers

Kenya Ie, Reiko Machino, Steven M. Albert, Shiori Tomita, Hiroki Ohashi, Iori Motohashi, Takuya Otsuki, Yoshiyuki Ohira and Chiaki Okuse
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2025, 23 (3) 207-213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240363
Kenya Ie
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Shukugawara, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2Department of General Internal Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
MD, MPH, PhD
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Reiko Machino
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Shukugawara, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2Department of General Internal Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
PharmD
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Steven M. Albert
3Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Shiori Tomita
4Tama Family Clinic, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hiroki Ohashi
4Tama Family Clinic, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Iori Motohashi
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Shukugawara, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2Department of General Internal Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Takuya Otsuki
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Shukugawara, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2Department of General Internal Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yoshiyuki Ohira
2Department of General Internal Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Chiaki Okuse
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Shukugawara, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2Department of General Internal Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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