Hospitalized elderly: investigating newly prescribed atypical antipsychotics during the hospital stay and their continuation on discharge

ConclusionsDespite the risks of atypical antipsychotics in the elderly, a large proportion of patients who were newly prescribed atypical antipsychotics in hospital were prescribed these medications on discharge. While the majority of these patients did have an indication for starting an atypical antipsychotic documented in the discharge summary, a plan to follow-up with this medication as an outpatient was commonly absent.
Source: Drugs and Therapy Perspectives - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research