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Drug Class

Specific Drug examples

Item description

Benzodiazepines, sedatives, hypnotics

diazepam, chlordiazepoxide, oxazepam, clorazepate, lorazepam, bromazepam, alprazolam, flurazepam, nitrazepam, triazolam, temazepam,

chloral hydrate, zopiclone, zolpidem

Is a Benzodiazepine or Z-Drug still needed for sleep? 听

Deprescribing Pamphlet听[PDF - 1.1 MB]

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Empower brochure information about sleeping aids

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How to get a good nights sleep without sleep aids

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How to reduce sleeping medication safely

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Sleepwell NS many resources for stopping sleeping medications

Antipsychotics

chlorpromazine, methotrimeprazine, fluphenazine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, trifluoperazine, thioproperazine, percyazine, haloperidol, droperidol, ziprasidone, lurasidone, flupenthixol, thiothixene, zuclopenthixol, pimozide, loxapine, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, asenapine, risperidone, aripiprazole

Is an antipsychotic still needed

[PDF - 586 KB]

Deprescribing safely to meet life鈥檚 changes

[PDF - 398 KB]

Empower brochure, information

Anticholinergics (scoring 3 on anticholinergic cognitive burden scale)

amitriptyline, amoxapine, benztropine, carbinoxamine, chlorpeniramine, clemastine, clomipramine, clozapine, darifenacin, desipramine, dicyclomine, dimenhydrinate, diphenhydramine, doxepin, flavoxate, hydroxyzine, imipramine, meclizine, nortriptyline, olanzapine, orphenadrine, oxybutynin, paroxetine, perphenazine, procyclidine, promethazine, quetiapine, scopolamine, thioridazine, tolterodine, trifluperazine, truhexyphenidyl, trimipramine

Empower brochure for stopping anticholinergic antihistamines

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Proton Pump Inhibitors

omeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole

Is a proton pump inhibitor still needed

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Reducing proton pump inhibitors to meet life鈥檚 changes

[PDF - 330 KB]

Empower brochure to help you stop proton pump inhibitors safely

[PDF - 4 MB]

Colchicine long term

colchicine

Antihypertensives with a history of falling, hypotension or orthostasis

Various agents

ie. hydrocholorothiazide, amlodipine, metoprolol, ramipril, losartan, diltaizem

Opiates

Codeine, hydromorphone, morphine, fentanyl, pentazocine, oxycodone, meperidine, tramadol

Government of Canada website with resources for patients and healthcare providers regarding opiates

Choosing wisely patient resources for deprescribing opiates

Opioid quiz from Canadian deprescribing network

Bert鈥檚 story about getting off of opioids

General deprescribing advice

Website for how to safely stop many medications

Brochure explaining why medications affect us differently as we age.

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5 questions to ask about your medications

[PDF - 1.2 MB]