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Reduction Of Antipsychotic Use In Patients With Dementia Residing In Nursing Homes, Marysarah Frank
Reduction Of Antipsychotic Use In Patients With Dementia Residing In Nursing Homes, Marysarah Frank
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Abstract
Residents of nursing homes diagnosed with dementia have long been treated with psychotropic drugs for the symptoms of behavioral disturbances that are frequently associated with major neurocognitive disease. Specifically, the antipsychotic drugs have been widely used in this population. Despite a lack of evidence, antipsychotic rates have shown up to 25% of dementia patients in nursing homes (NH) are prescribed these drugs. This off-label use is not FDA approved for behavioral symptoms of dementia and the drugs have been given a black box warning related to the risk of serious and potentially irreversible side effects and even an increased …