Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2576113 | The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Psychotropic medication use was high in CRC facilities (46.8%), with antidepressants being the most frequently used drugs. Use of suboptimal (19.3% of antidepressant users, 16.7% of sedative/anxiolytic users, 7.3% of antipsychotic users) and multiple psychotropics (16.7%) was low.
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Authors
PharmD Lakey, PharmD, MS Gray, MSN, PhD Sales, BA Sullivan, PhD Hedrick,