Primary Care Physician Perspectives about Antipsychotics and Other Medications for Symptoms of Dementia.

CONCLUSIONS: PCPs continue to prescribe medications because they meet patient-oriented goals and because PCPs perceive drugs, including antipsychotics and their alternatives, to be more effective and less dangerous than evidence suggests. To optimally treat BPSD, PCPs need supportive verified prescribing guidelines and access to nonpharmacologic modalities that are as affordable, available, and efficacious as drugs; these require and deserve significant additional research and payer support. Community PCPs should be included in BPSD policy and guideline development. PMID: 29330235 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Family Physician - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: J Am Board Fam Med Source Type: research