Antipsychotic prescribing and drug-related readmissions in multimorbid older inpatients: a post-hoc analysis of the OPERAM population

ConclusionIn this European multimorbid  polymedicated older inpatients, antipsychotics were infrequently prescribed, most often at low dosage. Besides neuro-psychiatric symptoms, risk factors for inhospital antipsychotic prescribing were lower functional status and polymedication.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research