Second-generation antipsychotic drug use in hospital inpatients with dementia: the impact of a safety warning on rates of prescribing

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia are distressing for patients and are frequently treated with second-generation antipsychotics. Concerns about the drugs' safety resulted in a Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warning against their use in March 2009. Se...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of public health (Oxford, England) England), 2015-06, Vol.37 (2), p.346-352
Hauptverfasser:	McIlroy, Graham, Thomas, Sarah K., Coleman, Jamie J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Dementia - drug therapy England Female Humans Inpatients Interventions (services) Male Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Risperidone - therapeutic use
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