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CMS Looking at Nursing Home Medication Use
Antipsychotic medications are intended to help control psychosis and mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. They also frequently used to treat dementia in elderly patients. But, these drugs have proven to have serious side effects for elderly persons. Why exactly are they frequently prescribed in nursing homes then—and often to patients who don’t even requireRead the Rest…