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Senators Question Use of Psych Drugs in Nursing Homes

By Emily P. Walker
MedPage Today

WASHINGTON — Two high-ranking senators have urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to take a closer look at potential over-prescribing of atypical antipsychotics to nursing home residents.

There are eight atypical antipsychotics approved by the FDA to treat schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder, including clozapine […]

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One in seven elderly in nursing homes receive atypical antipsychotic drugs that increase risk of death

By GARDINER HARRIS
New York Times

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Nearly one in seven elderly nursing home residents, nearly all of them with dementia, are given powerful atypical antipsychotic drugs even though the medicines increase the risks of death and are not approved for such treatments, a government audit found.
“Government, taxpayers, nursing home residents as well as their families […]

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