Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

25-04-2024 23:02 via medpagetoday.com

Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

(MedPage Today) -- Overprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent repercussion in people with dementia, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated.
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