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...
Main Authors: | João Pedro Aguiar, Catarina Bernardo, João Gama Marques, Hubert Leufkens, Filipa Alves da Costa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.604201/full |
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