Antipsychotic prescribing for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in specialized settings from 2010 to 2014 in France: a repeated cross-sectional study

Antipsychotic prescribing for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in specialized settings from 2010 to 2014 in France: a repeated cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Safety warnings from health authorities are currently intended to limit the use of antipsychotics (APs) in dementia-related conditions to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as disturbing and/or delusional behaviors. The aim of this study is to investigate prevalence, correlate...

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Main Authors: Karim Tifratene, Valeria Manera, Roxane Fabre, Auriane Gros, Susanne Thummler, Christian Pradier, Philippe Robert, Renaud David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
Antipsychotics
Drug prescribing
French Alzheimer Database
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0256-8

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