Patterns of antipsychotic and anticholinergic prescribing for hospital inpatients

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-229

  Paton, Carol ^a   Lelliott, Paul ^b   Harrington, Maria ^b   Okocha, Chike ^a   Sensky, Tom ^c   Duffett, Richard ^b  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; Census; Dose; High dose; Polypharmacy; Prescribing practice

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENPERIDOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; DROPERIDOL; FLUPENTIXOL; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LOXAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERICIAZINE; PERPHENAZINE; PIMOZIDE; PROMAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTINDOLE; SULPIRIDE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING STAFF; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 0038338525     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881103017002012     Document Type: Article

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