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Use of antipsychotic meds for older adults drops after warning letter from Medicare
UPI· 2 days agoLetters sent to heavy prescribers of quetiapine (Seroquel), the most popular antipsychotic in the...
Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia
MedPage Today· 4 days agoOverprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent...
National trial safely scales back prescribing of a powerful antipsychotic for the elderly
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoWarning letters from Medicare can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic,...
NYU study finds understaffed nursing homes in disadvantaged areas more likely to give antipsychotic...
Crain's New York Business· 4 days agoThroughout New York, nursing homes give antipsychotic medications to about one fifth of their residents to treat behavioral and physical aspects of dementia, including agitation ...
Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs
Bangor Daily News· 6 days agoSherri Parker, assistant director of nursing at Caribou Rehab and Nursing, recalled a woman who came to her facility and was so sedated by the prescribed...
New federal rules will require nursing homes to increase staffing
WCSH 6 Portland· 27 minutes agoThe Biden administration finalized new rules for nursing homes this week that establish minimum care...
Jury deliberates on death of mental health nurse
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn 5 September, she was prescribed the antipsychotic drug Clozapine to help manage her symptoms after they worsened. The jury at Avon Coroner's Court, in...
Understaffed nursing homes more likely to overuse antipsychotics as 'chemical restraints,' study...
Medical Xpress· 4 days ago"The neighborhood in which a nursing home is located seems to influence how widely antipsychotics...
What Causes High Triglycerides? Risk Factors, Complications
Healthline· 6 days agoA high level of triglycerides may lead to serious conditions like stroke or heart attack. Your body...
Antidepressants Differ by Long-Term Response in Major Depression
Psychiatric Times· 6 days agoAntidepressants differ in improving symptoms and preventing relapse of major depressive disorder...