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Use of Anti-Dementia Drugs Reduces the Risk of Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A Secondary Analysis of a Nationwide Survey of Prescribing Pharmacies.

Authors :
Suzuki, Yusuke
Sakakibara, Mikio
Shiraishi, Nariaki
Komiya, Hitoshi
Akishita, Masahiro
Kuzuya, Masafumi
Source :
Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2020, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p526-532. 7p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Aims: As the number of older people with dementia increases, safe pharmacotherapy in this population has attracted attention in recent years. The aims of this study were to clarify the prescribing patterns in older patients who were prescribed anti-dementia drugs and to investigate the association of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) with the use of anti-dementia drugs. Methods: Adults aged ≥65 years, who were prescribed anti-dementia drugs at 585 pharmacies across Japan (N = 7,953), were surveyed. The percentage of prescriptions of anti-dementia drugs and the effect of those prescriptions on PIMs were investigated. Results: Prescriptions of anti-dementia drugs were found in 4.4% of the entire study population. A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the use of anti-dementia drugs reduced the risk of prescribing psychotropic drugs, which represented PIMs, and that a combination of anti-dementia drugs (e.g., cholineesterase inhibitor with memantine) may reduce the risk of prescribing PIMs compared with monotherapy. Conclusion: The use of anti-dementia drugs was associated with fewer prescriptions of drugs considered as PIMs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14208008
Volume :
49
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
148901839
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1159/000512043