deprescribe

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ prescribe.

Verb

deprescribe (third-person singular simple present deprescribes, present participle deprescribing, simple past and past participle deprescribed)

1. (transitive) To cease to prescribe (a medicine).
   • 2015 July 4, André S. Pollmann et al., “Deprescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in community-dwelling adults: a scoping review”, in BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology‎^[1], volume 16, →DOI:

     Estimates of effect size direction, while not attributable to a specific intervention or intervention type, were mixed with 47 % of trials being positive, 41 % negative, and 12 % undetermined, suggesting a lack of clarity regarding how to best deprescribe benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.

Related terms

• deprescription

Anagrams

• predescribe