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Antipsychotic Use in Seniors: An Analysis Focusing on Drug Claims, 2001 to 2007

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Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

 

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North America > Canada

 

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Date:

2009

 

URL:

https://secure.cihi.ca/free_products/antipsychotics_aib_en.pdf

 

Annotation:

The purpose of this analysis is to look at trends in the use of antipsychotics in seniors between 2001-2002 and 2006-2007, using drug claims data from public drug programs in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This analysis will look at trends in use by age and sex, and compare the use of typical and atypical agents.

 

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