High prevalence of prescription of psychotropic drugs for older patients in a general hospital
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DOI: 10.1186/s40360-017-0183-0
Abstract: BackgroundMany elderly patients receive psychotropic drugs. Treatment with psychotropic agents is associated with serious side effects including an increased risk of falls and fractures. Several psychotropic drugs are considered potentially inappropriate for treatment of the… read more here.
Keywords: psychotropic; benzodiazepines drugs; prescription; antidepressants neuroleptics ... See more keywords