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Feds Want Lower Use Of Antipsychotics At Home

Published on Fri Apr 24, 2015

GAO report focuses on antipsychotics for dementia patients. For some time, nursing homes have been under intense scrutiny for antipsychotic prescribing for older adults. But that focus may expand to home care soon if the Government Accountability Office gets its way. A recent GAO report investigates the prevalence of antipsychotic drug use in older adults with dementia who reside inside [...]
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