Sedatives and analgesics are major contributors to potentially inappropriate duplicate prescriptions in geriatric psychiatry.

Martin Lennart Schulze Westhoff Sebastian Schröder Adrian Groh Stefan Bleich Stefan Bleich Felix Koop Dirk O Stichtenoth Benjamin Krichevsky Johannes Heck

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2023)

Even though the clinical implications of PIDPs are not fully established to date, we recommend that physicians who treat elderly psychiatric patients pay special attention to PIDPs, especially PIDPs elicited by sedatives. Termination of PIDPs may prevent adverse drug reactions and save healthcare expenditures.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
end stage renal disease
primary care
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
health insurance
mental health
prognostic factors
working memory
emergency department
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced
social media
community dwelling