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      Inappropriate prescribing of preventative medication in patients with life-limiting illness: a systematic review.

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          Abstract

          To systematically review the literature to examine the methods used to identify inappropriate prescribing of preventative medication in patients with life-limiting illness and to detail the nature of medications prescribed.

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          Journal
          BMJ Support Palliat Care
          BMJ supportive & palliative care
          BMJ
          2045-4368
          2045-435X
          Jun 2017
          : 7
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Division of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, UK.
          [2 ] St Benedict's Hospice and Centre for Specialist Palliative Care, Ryhope, Sunderland, UK.
          [3 ] Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
          [4 ] Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, The University of Texas Health, Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
          Article
          bmjspcare-2015-000941
          10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000941
          26733578
          f700290f-d8e8-42f7-a08a-18caac9ecfc2
          History

          Clinical decisions,Symptoms and symptom management

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