SAPS-035 - Pharmacist-led deprescribing interventions for older adults with polypharmacy: A large-scale study of community pharmacy practice in Japan

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: SAPS-035
• By: SATO, Noriko (Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia)
• Co-author(s): Dr Noriko Sato (Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia / Department of Regulatory Science, Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Yokohama, Japan)
  Ayumi Okizaki (KAKEHASHI Inc., Tokyo, Japan)
  Ruri Endo (KAKEHASHI Inc., Tokyo, Japan)
  Dr Maho Taguchi (Department of Regulatory Science, Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Yokohama, Japan)
  Dr Kazuki Kushida (Faculty of Pharmacy, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Japan)
  Professor Timothy Chen (School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
  Professor Sarah Hilmer (Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia)
  Dr Kenji Fujita (Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia / Department of Regulatory Science, Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Yokohama, Japan)
  Dr Tomoya Kudo (KAKEHASHI Inc., Tokyo, Japan)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Introduction: A new remuneration policy, the Medication Adjustment Support Fee (Adjustment Fee), was introduced by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan in 2018, to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy based on pharmacists’ recommendations following a medication review. Under this Adjustment Fee, pharmacies can receive remuneration..

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