The extent of antipsychotic use in Australian residential aged care facilities and interventions shown to be effective in reducing antipsychotic use: A literature review

Affiliations

¹ Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
² Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Australia; NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Hornsby, Australia.
³ Pharmacy Practice, Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.

Review

Kerrie Westaway et al. Dementia (London). 2020 May.

. 2020 May;19(4):1189-1202.

doi: 10.1177/1471301218795792. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

¹ Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
² Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Australia; NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Hornsby, Australia.
³ Pharmacy Practice, Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.

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Keywords: antipsychotic; dementia; long-term care; nursing home; quality improvement; residential aged care.

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