Exploring the Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians on Polypharmacy and Deprescribing in Clinical Practice: a Cross-Sectional Study
Deprescribing plays a vital role in managing polypharmacy and minimizing its associated risks in the aging population. However, its adoption is constrained by significant barriers, including a lack of awareness, insufficient formal training and limited integration of evidence-based deprescribing tools into clinical practice.
Authors
- Venugopalan Gunasekaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9379-2267)
- Gerard Marshall Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7499-7219)
- Priyadharsini Rajendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-6444)
- Sandhiya Selvarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7948-7821)
- Gomathi Ramaswamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7637-0292)
- Shivanand Kattimani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-2784)
- Rekha Priyadarshini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7934-4978)
- Paul Mathai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9965-5263)
- Varatharajan Sakthivadivel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-670X)
- Veena Nayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9372-2680)
- Tanu Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-2332)
- Jerin Jose Cherian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-7004)
- Anu Chandran
- Madhavi Eerike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-8163)
- Mukhyaprana M. Prabhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-3323)
- Jayachandran Selvaraj
- Raghavendr Rao
- Vassiliki Karra
- Rijesh Potangadi
- Surendran Padinchara Kunhipilakkandiy
- Narayanan Puthiya Veettil
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- ITPEnergised Group (India) (IN)
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- MAEDICA – a Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26574/maedica.2025.20.2.264
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00