Drug Abuse in Nursing Homes: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, June 25, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 131 pages |
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Page 59
... drug - induced psy- chosis . Anybody familiar with the side effects could have predicted this or recognized this . In this particular case , the psychosis was considered a new disease , and was treated with an antipsychotic drug . In ...
... drug - induced psy- chosis . Anybody familiar with the side effects could have predicted this or recognized this . In this particular case , the psychosis was considered a new disease , and was treated with an antipsychotic drug . In ...
Page 65
... antipsychotic drugs and 9 percent were chronic recipients ( received 365 daily doses per year ) . Although the nature of the study precluded analysis of the appropriateness of therapy , the authors were concerned over the extensive and ...
... antipsychotic drugs and 9 percent were chronic recipients ( received 365 daily doses per year ) . Although the nature of the study precluded analysis of the appropriateness of therapy , the authors were concerned over the extensive and ...
Page 115
... drugs , with an expendi- ture of more than $ 30 million for Thorazine and Mellaril alone , two highly potent and extremely dangerous antipsychotic agents . 14 Data from the National Nursing Home Survey , conducted in 1973 , indicate ...
... drugs , with an expendi- ture of more than $ 30 million for Thorazine and Mellaril alone , two highly potent and extremely dangerous antipsychotic agents . 14 Data from the National Nursing Home Survey , conducted in 1973 , indicate ...
Page 119
... drugs called antipsychotics ( also known as neuroleptics ) . This disorder , which may be induced by Thorazine ... antipsychotic drugs . What most distinguishes it is that it can be irreversible , permanent . It strongly tends to ...
... drugs called antipsychotics ( also known as neuroleptics ) . This disorder , which may be induced by Thorazine ... antipsychotic drugs . What most distinguishes it is that it can be irreversible , permanent . It strongly tends to ...
Page 122
... antipsychotic drug is administered the dyskinesia may remain masked , but when the dosage is significantly reduced or stopped alto- 41 Parkinsonism - Parkinsonism is a drug - induced neurological disorder that can in every way mimic ...
... antipsychotic drug is administered the dyskinesia may remain masked , but when the dosage is significantly reduced or stopped alto- 41 Parkinsonism - Parkinsonism is a drug - induced neurological disorder that can in every way mimic ...
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