Tag: Sedatives
Feds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
U.S. health officials are cracking down on the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs to sedate patients in nursing homes
Letter Intervention Ups Prescription Monitoring Program Engagement
Letters highlighting mandate to check PMP before prescribing can increase PMP search rates and PMP account-holding rates
Assessment Scale Scores That Identify Light Sedation Examined
Scores best linked to ability to follow at least three commands were 4 on Sedation-Agitation Scale, −1 on Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale
Overdose Deaths From Non-BZD Hypnotics/Sedatives Up in the U.S.
Proportion of overdose deaths involving these drugs increased more than threefold between 2000 and 2018
Many U.S. Adults Receive Opioids and Dual Anxiolytic/Sedative
Among U.S. adult prescription opioid users, 9.2 percent also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy
Incident Psychotropic Use Down in Children in Second Quarter of 2020
Greatest decline in incident stimulant and anxiolytic/sedative-hypnotic medications was in quarter 2 of 2020
Loneliness Linked to Use of High-Risk Meds in Seniors
Loneliness associated with use of NSAIDs, pain medicine, sedatives, anti-anxiety meds, and antidepressants
Dexmedetomidine No Better Than Propofol for Adults With Sepsis
For light sedation of mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis, number of days alive without delirium or coma similar between groups
GI Surgical Outcomes Worse With Preop Use of Opioids, Sedatives
