Study: 75% of Patients with dementia using psychotropic and opioid medications not made for the disease

Prevalence of Psychotropic and Opioid Prescription Fills Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia in the US – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: These Drugs Carry Risks and May Not Help, But Many Dementia Patients Get Them Anyway – Michigan Medicine AND 3 in 4 Elders with Dementia Fill Prescriptions for Psychotropics or Opioids – NEJM Journal Watch

Commentary from the author (Thread – click for more)

We wrote a new thing out in @JAMA_current examining the mind-bogglingly high rate of psychotropic and opioid use among older adults with #dementia in the community:https://t.co/4FRGQcp70B pic.twitter.com/hB3KDSnXMg

— Donovan Maust (@dtmaust) August 18, 2020