Risk of death and hospital admission for major medical events after initiation of psychotropic medications in older adults admitted to nursing homes

BACKGROUND: Despite safety-related concerns, psychotropic medications are frequently prescribed to manage behavioural symptoms in older adults, particularly those with dementia. We assessed the comparative safety of different classes of psychotropic medications used in nursing home residents. METHOD...

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Autors principals: Huybrechts, Krista F., Rothman, Kenneth J., Silliman, Rebecca A., Brookhart, M. Alan, Schneeweiss, Sebastian
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Canadian Medical Association 2011
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080558/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21444611
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101406
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