Prevalence of Psychotropic and Opioid Prescription Fills Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia in the US
Donovan T. Maust, Julie Strominger, Julie Bynum, Kenneth M. Langa, Lauren B. Gerlach, Kara Zivin, Steven C. Marcus
Abstract
This pharmacoepidemiology study uses Medicare data to estimate US prescription fills for antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, opioids, and antiepileptics among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in 2014-2015, and identifies the most commonly prescribed medications.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePharmacoepidemiologyMedical prescriptionDementiaPsychiatryOpioidGerontologyInternal medicinePharmacologyDiseaseReceptorPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchOpioid Use Disorder Treatment