Calls to reduce the use of antidepressants highlight valid issues with long-term use and withdrawal, but blanket efforts to discourage their use overlooks why they are so widely prescribed.
Articles on Deprescribing
Displaying all articles
Health care has traditionally focused on prescribing medications, with little focus on when to stop them. But pills and potions can add up over time and do more harm than good.
Taking multiple medicines strongly increases the risk of unwanted side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, falls and injuries and even hospitalisations.
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Sydney
-
Senior research fellow, University of Sydney
-
Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide University
-
Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety , Monash University
-
Enterprise Fellow
-
PhD student, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Newcastle
-
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of North Dakota