Polypharmacy in a hospitalized psychiatric population: risk estimation and damage quantification

Polypharmacy in a hospitalized psychiatric population: risk estimation and damage quantification

Abstract Background Polypharmacy increases the risk of pharmacological interactions, prevalence of secondary effects and with this the lack of adherence to treatment. It is estimated that between 10 and 40% of patients hospitalized in psychiatric institutions are prescribed more than one antipsychot...

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Main Authors: J. Carmona-Huerta, S. Castiello-de Obeso, J. Ramírez-Palomino, R. Duran-Gutiérrez, D. Cardona-Muller, F. Grover-Paez, P. Fernández-Dorantes, R. Medina-Dávalos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Polypharmacy
Antipsychotic
Secondary effect
Extrapyramidal symptoms
Hospitalized psychiatric population
Pharmacological interactions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2056-0

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