"Chemical restraint" refers to the use of medications or drugs to control or limit a person's behavior, usually in situations where physical or verbal restraint is not sufficient or appropriate. Full definition
This includes physical restraints such as side rails and chemical restraints such as drugs. (dennishernandez.com)
Kickbacks can harm patients not only through indirect financial exploitation and abuse, but also by giving nursing home staff access to drugs that could be used as chemical restraint, such as Risperdal, which is an antipsychotic medicine that has come under fire recently for being wrongly prescribed to nursing home patients with dementia. (stromlawnursinghomeabuse.com)
Compared to the number of PRN and emergency seclusions and PRN and emergency chemical restraints for the two homes for February to June 2009, those for February to June 2010 were significantly lower. (link.springer.com)