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| Antipsychotic prescribing patterns in care homes and relationship with dementia | | Author(s) | David P Alldred, Duncan R Petty, Peter Bowie |
| Journal title | Psychiatric Bulletin, vol 31, no 9, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp 329-332 |
| Source | http://pb.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Consultation ; General practice ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Dementia ; Clinical surveys. |
| Annotation | A cross-sectional study was carried out using data from the intervention group of a randomised controlled trial of medication reviews in care homes. Of 331 residents studied, 67 (20%) were prescribed an antipsychotic (70% atypical); 57 of these (85%) did not have a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. The antipsychotic prescribing rate was 32% (46 out of 146) for those with dementia, and 10% (17 out out of 174) for those without dementia. A quarter (82 out of 331) had received a medication review by the general practitioner (GP) in the preceding 12 months. One fifth of f residents were prescribed an antipsychotic with little evidence of review. Systems should ensure that residents' treatment is reviewed regularly. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070912204 A |
| Classmark | LLD: LK6: L5: KW: LHB: EA: 3G |
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