The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate and describe the use of antipsychotics among participants enrolled in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a community-based practice setting.
Much national attention has been given to assessing and reducing the use of antipsychotics among nursing home residents, yet comparatively little attention has focused on antipsychotic use among older adults receiving care in community-based settings. The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of antipsychotic use among a nationally representative sample of nursing home-eligible older adults in a community-based practice setting known as Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The secondary objectives are focused on characterizing antipsychotic use within PACE and for these participants. Specifically, the investigator's secondary objectives are to describe patterns of other drugs concomitantly used with antipsychotics (e.g., benzodiazepines, opioids) and to identify clinically relevant drug-drug interactions involving antipsychotics.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
10,000
Tabula Rasa HealthCare
Moorestown, New Jersey, United States
Prevalence of Antipsychotic Use
Quantitative description of antipsychotic use as assessed by pharmacy records
Time frame: 12 months
Concomitant Drug Use with Antipsychotics
Qualitative and quantitative description of patterns of other drugs concomitantly used with antipsychotics as assessed by pharmacy records
Time frame: 12 months
Drug-Drug Interactions
Qualitative and quantitative description of drug-drug interactions involving antipsychotics as assessed by proprietary clinical decision support system (CDSS)
Time frame: 12 months
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