Choosing wisely? Quantifying the extent of three low value psychotropic prescribing practices in Australia
Abstract Background The global Choosing Wisely campaign has identified the following psychotropic prescribing as low-value (harmful or wasteful): (1) benzodiazepine use in the elderly, (2) antipsychotic use in dementia and (3) prescribing two or more antipsychotics concurrently. We aimed to quantify...
Main Authors: | Jonathan Brett, Helga Zoega, Nicholas A. Buckley, Benjamin J. Daniels, Adam G. Elshaug, Sallie-Anne Pearson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3811-5 |
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