Patterns of medication prescription by dementia diagnosis in Australian nursing home residents: a cross‐sectional study
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Date
2019-01-17
Authors
Liu, Enwu
Dyer, Suzanne M
Whitehead, Craig Hamilton
O'Donnell, Lisa Kouladjian
Gnanamanickam, Emmanuel
Harrison, Stephanie L
Milte, Rachel
Crotty, Maria
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Publisher
Wiley
Rights
© 2019 The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
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The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Abstract
Current information on the patterns of medication use in nursing home residents living with dementia is conflicting. The aim of this study was to investigate medication use and its associations with dementia diagnosis in Australian nursing home residents.
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© 2019 The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
This author accepted manuscript is made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (March 2019) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policy
Keywords
Prescribed medicines, Dementia, Residential facilities, Nursing homes, Aged care
Citation
Liu, E., Dyer, S. M., Whitehead, C., O’Donnell, L. K., Gnanamanickam, E. S., Harrison, S. L., … Crotty, M. (2019). Patterns of medication prescription by dementia diagnosis in Australian nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1457