Frequency and predictors of the potential overprescribing of antidepressants in elderly residents of a geographically defined U.S. population

Frequency and predictors of the potential overprescribing of antidepressants in elderly residents of a geographically defined U.S. population

Abstract The purpose of this study was to estimate the extent of potential antidepressant overprescribing in a geographically defined U.S. population, and to determine the indications and factors that account for it. We conducted a cohort study of new antidepressant prescriptions for elderly residen...

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Main Authors: William V. Bobo, Brandon R. Grossardt, Maria I. Lapid, Jonathan G. Leung, Cynthia Stoppel, Paul Y. Takahashi, Robert W. Hoel, Zheng Chang, Christian Lachner, Mohit Chauhan, Lee Flowers, Scott M. Brue, Mark A. Frye, Jennifer St. Sauver, Walter A. Rocca, Bruce Sutor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
Subjects:
antidepressants
cohort study
elderly
overuse
prescribing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.461

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https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.461

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