Identification of a Set of Patient-Related Features to Foster Safe Prescribing of Specific Antipsychotics in the Elderly With Dementia

Identification of a Set of Patient-Related Features to Foster Safe Prescribing of Specific Antipsychotics in the Elderly With Dementia

Background: Antipsychotics (APs) are widely used to manage behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in dementia, although with a variety of adverse drug reactions. Therefore, it is important to know which patient-related features should be considered to foster a safe prescribing of these medications.Obje...

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Main Authors: João Pedro Aguiar, Catarina Bernardo, João Gama Marques, Hubert Leufkens, Filipa Alves da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
antipsychotics
health care research
prescription
patient safety
cognitive impairment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.604201/full

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