Sentences with phrase «psychotropic polypharmacy»

Concerns have been raised about the safety of antipsychotics, but concomitant use of multiple psychotropic drug classes (psychotropic polypharmacy) may also pose a risk for patients.

Overlapping prescriptions for different psychotropic drug classes were used to determine psychotropic polypharmacy.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and predictors associated with use of psychotropic polypharmacy in patients with dementia.

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«High rates of psychotropic medication use, polypharmacy and problems in continuity of care have raised alarms about whether youth in the foster care system may be receiving inappropriate treatments for the symptoms they present,» Bertram says.

Keywords: Antidepressant drugs, antipsychotic drugs, dementia, pharmacoepidemiology, polypharmacy, psychotropic drugs