Avoid medication-related harm in older patients (>65 years) receiving 5 or more regularly used medicines by performing a complete medication review and deprescribing whenever appropriate.
24 Jan 2020 | RecommendationDo not prescribe medications for patients on five or more medications, or continue medications indefinitely, without a comprehensive review of their existing medications, including over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements, to determine whethe
24 Jan 2020 | RecommendationAustralasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine
11 Sept 2020 | RecommendationRecommendations from Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (AChAM) covering withdrawal management, treatments for substance use disorders, deprescribing of opioid treatment and psychoactive medications.
Don’t initiate and continue medicines for primary prevention in individuals who have a limited life expectancy.
24 Jan 2020 | RecommendationStop medicines when no further benefit will be achieved or the potential harms outweigh the potential benefits for the individual patient.
24 Jan 2020 | Recommendation
2018 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting
30 May 2018The 2018 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting was held on Wednesday 30 May at the National Convention Centre Canberra.
What is a medicines review?
14 Mar 2016 | Consumers resourceA medicines review can improve your treatment and prevent problems, especially for elderly patients taking multiple drugs.
Do not initiate medications to treat symptoms, adverse events, or side effects (unless in an emergency) without determining if an existing therapy or lack of adherence is the cause, and whether a dosage reduction, discontinuation of a medication, or anota
24 Jan 2020 | RecommendationTo avoid adverse medication interactions and adverse drug events in cases of polypharmacy, do not prescribe medication without conducting a drug regime review.
01 Mar 2016 | RecommendationChoosing Wisely Prescribing in Older People Hub
05 Nov 2021Stewardship toolkit for clinical educators
The Health Resource Stewardship for Clinical educators contains educational material about the Choosing Wisely initiative for use in universities, hospitals and health professional colleges
5 Questions
5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care.