Psychotropic drugs use and psychotropic polypharmacy among persons with Alzheimer's disease

European Neuropsychopharmacology : the Journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Kim OrselSirpa Hartikainen

Abstract

Psychotropic drugs are frequently used for the treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence for benefits are limited and concerns have been raised about the safety, especially for the concomitant use of multiple psychotropic drugs. The objective of this study was to investigate prevalence of psychotropic drug and psychotropic polypharmacy (PPP) use and associations with PPP among persons with and without AD, from five years before until four years after AD diagnosis at time points every six months. Data is a part of the nationwide MEDALZ cohort, including all community-dwelling persons who received a clinically verified diagnosis of AD between 2005 and 2011 in Finland (n = 70,719). Register-based data included purchased prescription drugs, comorbidities, and hospital discharge diagnoses. Prevalence and factors associated with PPP were studied with logistic regression. The prevalence of psychotropic drug use, especially use of antipsychotics and antidepressants, increased during the course of AD. The use of ≥ 2 psychotropic drugs increased from 5.9% five years before to 18.3% four years after AD diagnosis. The most frequently used combination was antipsychotic...Continue Reading

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