Prescribing of psychotropic medications to the elderly population of a Canadian province: a retrospective study using administrative databases

Background. Psychotropic medications, in particular second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and benzodiazepines, have been associated with harm in elderly populations. Health agencies around the world have issued warnings about the risks of prescribing such medications to frail individuals affected...

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Autores principales: Alessi-Severini, Silvia, Dahl, Matthew, Schultz, Jennifer, Metge, Colleen, Raymond, Colette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2013
Materias:
Drugs and Devices
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3792174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24109553
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.168

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3792174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24109553
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.168

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