title: [A prudent deprescription model].
abstract: The therapeutic structure of health systems relies heavily on medical prescription, which generates a marked tendency to add drugs to a patient's medical history. There is an absence of incentives for professionals to reassess prescriptions and withdraw those with a negative or neutral risk/benefit. This can create a deviation of medical resources to the maintenance of useless or even harmful treatments. Deprescribing, a process of thoughtful medication withdrawal that complements moderate prescribing, is aimed to stop this unfair deviation of resources towards non-beneficial, if not maleficent, prescription.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Urgencias y Hospitalización Polivalente, Hospital de Alta Resolución de Guadix, Guadix, Granada, España. Electronic address: johoca@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hortal Carmona
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Urgencias y Hospitalización Polivalente, Hospital de Alta Resolución de Guadix, Guadix, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aguilar Cruz
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Urgencias y Hospitalización Polivalente, Hospital de Alta Resolución de Guadix, Guadix, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parrilla Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000069340:Deprescriptions; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000941:ethics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics
keywords: Deprescribiendo; Deprescribing; Deprescripción; Deprescription; Discontinuation; Drug withdrawal; Farmacolisis; Pharmacolysis; Retirada de medicación