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Use Of Atypical Antipsychotics In Nursing Homes And Pharmaceutical Marketing, Camilla Pimentel, Jennifer Donovan, Terry Field, Jerry Gurwitz, Leslie Harrold, Abir Kanaan, Celeste Lemay, Kathleen Mazor, Jennifer Tjia, Becky Briesacher
Use Of Atypical Antipsychotics In Nursing Homes And Pharmaceutical Marketing, Camilla Pimentel, Jennifer Donovan, Terry Field, Jerry Gurwitz, Leslie Harrold, Abir Kanaan, Celeste Lemay, Kathleen Mazor, Jennifer Tjia, Becky Briesacher
Jennifer Tjia
OBJECTIVES: To describe the current extent and type of pharmaceutical marketing in nursing homes (NHs) in one state and to provide preliminary evidence for the potential influence of pharmaceutical marketing on the use of atypical antipsychotics in NHs.
DESIGN: Nested mixed-methods, cross-sectional study of NHs in a cluster randomized trial.
SETTING: Forty-one NHs in Connecticut.
PARTICIPANTS: NH administrators, directors of nursing, and medical directors (n = 93, response rate 75.6%).
MEASUREMENTS: Quantitative data, including prescription drug dispensing data (September 2009-August 2010) linked with Nursing Home Compare data (April 2011), were used to determine facility-level prevalence of atypical antipsychotic use, facility-level …
Potentially Inappropriate Use Of Antipsychotics In Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia More Common In Those With Low Income, Jennifer Tjia
Potentially Inappropriate Use Of Antipsychotics In Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia More Common In Those With Low Income, Jennifer Tjia
Jennifer Tjia
Comment on: The essential and potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotics across income groups: an analysis of linked administrative data. [Can J Psychiatry. 2012]