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Undergraduate pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia hold highly positive attitudes toward the benefits of deprescribing but experience limited curricular exposure and only moderate perceived preparedness to perform core deprescribing steps. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess undergraduate pharmacy students' curricular exposure to deprescribing, attitudes and perceived preparedness to perform deprescribing steps, and understanding of interprofessional roles.

August 23, 2026PharmacyOpen Access

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Deprescribing Curricular Exposure, Attitudes, and Preparedness Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia

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To assess undergraduate pharmacy students' curricular exposure to deprescribing, attitudes and perceived preparedness to perform deprescribing steps, and understanding of interprofessional roles.
Conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 5th- and 6th-year undergraduate pharmacy students across 23 universities in Saudi Arabia during the 2025/2026 academic year using a validated 43-item questionnaire (N=367).
Evaluated differences in attitudes and preparedness scores based on student demographics and exposure using independent-samples t-tests.
Only 55.3% of students were familiar with the term deprescribing, though attitudes toward its benefits scored high (mean 85.08%), alongside lower scores for misconceptions (66.50%) and barriers (41.93%).
Mean scores for non-experiential curriculum preparedness and self-perceived ability to perform deprescribing steps were 70.2% and 77.24%, respectively.
Perceived curriculum preparedness was significantly higher among students with formal curricular exposure (p < 0.001), prior familiarity with the term (p < 0.001), and differed by gender (p = 0.038).

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Cross-sectional survey reveals moderate preparedness and positive attitudes toward deprescribing among undergraduate pharmacy students, highlighting gaps in formal curricular training.

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Altayeb et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional survey reveals moderate preparedness and positive attitudes toward deprescribing among undergraduate pharmacy students, highlighting gaps in formal curricular training.

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Deprescribing Curricular Exposure, Attitudes, and Preparedness Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia

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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Deprescribing Curricular Exposure, Attitudes, and Preparedness Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia

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