Despite expert recommendations, second-generation antipsychotics are not often prescribed in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 808-813

  Wilson, Michael P ^a,b   Minassian, Arpi ^b   Bahramzi, Maria ^a   Campillo, Ashleigh ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

agitation; aripiprazole; first generation antipsychotic; olanzapine; quetiapine; risperidone; second generation antipsychotic; ziprasidone

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE; DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZIPRASIDONE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COMBINATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; DROPERIDOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PIPERAZINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUINOLONES; RISPERIDONE; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84902181408     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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