UNAVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATE DOSES AND NEED FOR TABLET SPLITTING OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS BY GERIATRIC PATIENTS

BACKGROUND: Tablet splitting appears common in older adults, but its safety, and the factors associated with this practice, remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: To identify which psychotropic drugs are most often split, which doses are intended with this practice, and whether these doses are provided by the B...

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Published in:	Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Main Authors:	Flávio Mascarenhas Starling, Einstein Francisco Camargos, Felipe Ferreira, Marco Polo Dias Freitas, José Reinaldo Silva Costa, Patrícia Medeiros-Souza
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Português
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia 2019
Subjects:	Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Online Access:	https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=739780745003
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