Background Many strategies aimed at deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists
(BZRA) in older adults have already been evaluated with various success rates. There is so …

Background Depression and anxiety are the most frequent indication for which
antidepressants are prescribed. Long‐term antidepressant use is driving much of the …

Background Typical and atypical antipsychotics are widely used to treat agitation and
psychosis in dementia. However, whether or not they are beneficial is uncertain. Some trials …

Objectives Despite limited efficacy and significant safety concerns, antipsychotic
medications are frequently used to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of …

Background The use of antipsychotic medications (APMs) in nursing home residents in the
US is an increasingly prominent issue and has been associated with increased risk of …

Psychotropic medications have a high risk of serious adverse events and small effect size for
changed behaviours for people with dementia. Non-pharmacological approaches are …

Objective To investigate the impact of medication reviews using collegial mentoring and
systematic clinical evaluation on psychotropic prescriptions, behavioral and psychological …

Background Pain is associated with depression in nursing home patients with dementia. It is,
however, unclear whether pain increases depression. Therefore we evaluated the …

Purpose Polypharmacy, medication errors and adverse drug events are frequent among
nursing home residents. Errors can occur at any step of the medication use process. We …

Background The prevalence of psychotropic drug (PTD) use in NH residents is high, but few
have explored prevalence and persistency in PTD in NH residents and factors associated …