64% Of Antipsychotics Prescribed For Nursing Homes Residents Initiated In Facility

Sixty-four percent of antipsychotic prescriptions prescribed during nursing home stays are initiated in that nursing home. Antipsychotics are most commonly prescribed during the first seven days of nursing home stays.

These findings were reported in "Where Are Antipsychotics Prescribed in Nursing Homes Initiated?" by Yan Zhang, MS; Elena M. Letuchy, MS; and Ryan M. Carnahan, Pharm.D., MS. The researchers analyzed a linked data set of Iowa-based Chronic Condition Data Warehouse Medicare claims, and the Long-Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 to determine fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries, aged 66 and older, who had . . .