Drug Use before and after Initiating Treatment with Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

Conclusion: Increased use of antidepressants and antipsychotics was observed both before and after initiation of AChEIs and may indicate that behavioral symptoms occur in a preclinical or early phase of Alzheimer ’s disease. The prescription pattern of analgesics with a low use of opioids may indicate an undertreatment of pain in people with dementia.Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2019;9:196 –206
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research