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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · 14d

I am always up for a chat with @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app! Kindred spirits united by a cranky elevator (aka lift) and @eahpofficial.bsky.social. Listen to the @prescqipp.info podcast... #deprescribing #ICOD2026
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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · 17d

Looking for a new podcast for your commute? 🎧

Check out the latest @prescqipp.info info #TalkingMeds podcast where our @deprescribing.bsky.social Co-Director @lisamccarthy.bsky.social and host @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app discuss person-centered deprescribing, ICOD 2026, and more!

PrescQIPP CIC @prescqipp.info · 20d

Our next #TalkingMeds podcast drops tomorrow, 19 Sept!

Join @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app as he talks to University of Toronto Professor @lisamccarthy.bsky.social about deprescribing lessons we can learn from Canada.

Listen here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · 19d

This was such fun! Honored to be an international guest on the @prescqipp.info podcast hosted by @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app.

Check it out and give them a follow!

#deprescribing
##prescribingcascades

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PrescQIPP CIC @prescqipp.info · 20d

Our next #TalkingMeds podcast drops tomorrow, 19 Sept!

Join @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app as he talks to University of Toronto Professor @lisamccarthy.bsky.social about deprescribing lessons we can learn from Canada.

Listen here: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

@deprescribing.bsky.social

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Mike Steinman @mikesteinman.bsky.social · Jul 25

An older adult comes to you on an AGS Beers Criteria medication - or you are thinking of starting one. What can you do instead? New evidence-based, consensus clinical recommendations from @amergeriatrics.bsky.social. Check it out!

agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Aug 19

This study demonstrates a promising approach to screen for PIP at a population level by applying coding to a large database of health administrative data.

Want to help tackle Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP)?

Find helpful deprescribing.org resources here:
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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Aug 2

As we age, changes in our bodies can affect drug exposure, leading to potentially increased risks of both medication toxicity and treatment failure. 💊

Great review article highlights major age-related physiological changes that can impact drug use:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · Jun 14

Congratulations @taimhuynh.bsky.social on this recognition of all that you and the team have built! @thelocal.to

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Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social · Jun 10

A typical clonazepam sleeping pill travels 16300 km to arrive in Canada for use. ✈️ 🌏

And it doesn’t even work that well. 😬😫

#deprescribing for planetary health. It’s a thing.

CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · Jun 9

CADeN director @dremilymcd.bsky.social presented on the environmental benefits of #deprescribing at the symposium of the Réseau québécois de recherche sur les médicaments.

Considering the envir. benefits of deprescribing is essential. More efforts are needed to measure these outcomes in research.

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jun 3

We're sharing our 2025 funded Catalyst Grant projects today!

Congrats to Drs. @lisamccarthy.bsky.social, Ruben Hernandez Rodriguez, and Kainat Bashir on their project: Diabetes and dementia care of Mississauga’s immigrant communities. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...

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CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · May 9

Join the next Int. Deprescribing Journal Club session on May 23rd!

CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · Apr 2

The next International Deprescribing Journal Club is May 23rd!

The German Deprescribing Network will be hosting Dr. Karen Voigt, who will discuss facilitators & barriers to #deprescribing levothyroxine, and strategies to engage patients & physicians.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · May 13

Happy to share ISMP Canada's newly released "Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Long-Term Care Handbook"!
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Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, the handbook offers a comprehensive approach to help reduce the risk of adverse drug events from #antipsychotics.

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Handbook - ISMP Canada

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Handbook Resource from ISMP Canada.

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · May 17

Searching for evidence-based literature on the safe and quality use of medications in older adults? 📖

Don't miss the new #Polypharmacy and #Geriatrics book from Nagham Ailabouni, including must-read chapters from global #deprescribing leaders! 🌎
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Polypharmacy and Geriatrics

This book sheds light on quality use of medicines in older people, especially those who may have several comorbidities.

link.springer.com

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Lisa McCarthy (she/her) @lisamccarthy.bsky.social · May 7

Can't wait!!!

CADeN | ReCAD @caden-recad.bsky.social · May 7

It’s official: we are partnering with @deprescribeus.bsky.social to welcome you in Montréal for the next International Conference on Deprescribing!

Mark your calendars for Apr 27-29, 2026!

Follow us to stay informed about ICOD2026, including the call for abstracts and registration details.

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Apr 18

It is estimated that medications account for 25% of healthcare-related GHG emissions.

Happy to see deprescribing.org highlighted as a valuable partner to combat the significant environment impact of medication use. 🌿

Find resources to help stop unnecessary and harmful meds here:
lnkd.in/ggwJhCCy

Deprescribing.org - Optimizing Medication Use

Deprescribing.org - reducing medications safely to meet life’s changes. Online resources for clinicians and patients to help with deprescribing.

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Apr 18

Great article detailing the life-cycle of medications and all the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are produced along the way:
www.cfp.ca/content/71/4...

#Deprescribing is one of the easiest and most cost-effective strategies to reduce healthcare emissions!

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Apr 11

💡 Helpful resources to identify Prescribing Cascades include:

➡️ ThinkCascades:
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➡️ Systematic Review from Doherty et al:
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➡️ Publications from deprescribing.org:
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ThinkCascades: A Tool for Identifying Clinically Important Prescribing Cascades Affecting Older People - PubMed

A nine-item consensus-based list of clinically important prescribing cascades, representing potentially inappropriate prescribing, was developed. Panelists' decisions about what constituted a…

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Apr 11

Prescribing Cascades occur when a new drug is prescribed to treat the adverse effect of an existing drug. They can often lead to #polypharmacy & med-related harm.

Observational study finds potential prescribing cascades were highly prevalent in older hospitalized adults:
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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Apr 13

Canada continues to experience an opioid toxicity crisis.

Insightful report from Canada's Drug Agency highlights a welcome DECLINE in prescription opioid use for pain from January 2018 to December 2022:
www.cda-amc.ca/trends-opioi...

Let's keep the momentum going. 🥳

Trends in Opioid Prescribing in Canada, 2018-2022 | CDA-AMC

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Mar 14

March 14 is World Sleep Day!

While meds such as benzodiazepines or Z-drugs (BZRAs) can be helpful for sleep in the short-term, their harms can easily outweigh benefits, esp. in older adults.

Survey of physicians across 6 countries describes major barriers to BZRA #deprescribing:
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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Feb 28

Study from the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging finds high anticholinergic burden is associated with an increased prevalence, worsening, and incidence of #Dysphagia... increasing the risk of: dehydration, malnutrition, sarcopenia, infections, & aspiration pneumonia

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Feb 23

Hot Off the Press! 🗞️

Find recommendations from the International Geriatric Diabetes Society on optimizing diabetes treatment in older adults through #deprescribing, #deintensification, & #simplification here:
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We're excited to have contributed to this valuable publication! 💡

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Feb 20

So many #Deprescribing guidelines currently in development worldwide 🌎:
➡️ Diuretic Deprescribing
➡️ Statin Deprescribing
➡️ Antidepressant Deprescribing
➡️ Gabapentinoid Deprescribing

Keep your eyes peeled for updates on our Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) page! 👀
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Deprescribing Guidelines Repository (DEPOT) - Deprescribing.org

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Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social · Feb 16

There’s been so much interest in from US 🇺🇸health workers and jobs in Canada that I’m posting recruitment links for all 10 provinces and 3 territories: 🧵 #healthcarejobs🇨🇦

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · Feb 4

New here?

This is a mega-starterpack of Canadians on bluesky.

Welcome to #CanadaSky 🍁

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Jan 21

Highly intriguing read! 🚨

International study identifies four distinct classes of older adults w.r.t. #deprescribing preferences.

Read more about the unique characteristics & perspectives of each group here:
https://buff.ly/3Wsc9B3

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deprescribing.org @deprescribing.bsky.social · Jan 28

Do #polypharmacy & #multimorbidity go hand in hand?

Large 🇨🇦 study using two national datasets finds this is NOT always the case!
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

"Many living with multimorbidity do not necessarily have polypharmacy"

📢 Inappropriate polypharmacy CAN be preventable!

The co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy among middle-aged and older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional study using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and the Canadian Primar...

Background There is an increasing prevalence of multiple conditions (multimorbidity) and multiple medications (polypharmacy) across many populations. Previous literature has focused on the prevalence ...

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