Prescribing Psychoactive Medications in Nursing Homes: Current Practice in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 625-629

  Mamun, K ^a   Goh Tan, C Y E ^c   Ng, L L ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CGH   (Taiwan)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Current practice; Elderly; Nursing home; Psychoactive medications; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SHORT ACTING DRUG; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; AGITATION; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFUSION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; SINGAPORE; SOMNOLENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE;

EID: 1642348485     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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