Patterns of Dementia Treatment and Frank Prescribing Errors in Older Adults With Parkinson Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Dementia is common in Parkinson disease, but few data exist on dementia treatment patterns or the concurrent use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ACHEIs) and anticholinergic medications, a frank prescribing error.

Objectives

To describe dementia treatment patterns, and to determine the extent to which the concurrent use of ACHEIs and drugs with strong anticholinergic activity occurs among individuals with Parkinson disease in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis included adult Medicare beneficiaries (aged 65 years or older) with Parkinson disease diagnosis with 12 consecutive months of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug coverage from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. Beneficiaries with oth

SUBMITTER: Mantri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6382612 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature