Overmedication
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Overmedication is an
Overmedication in the elderly
A report in 2018 by Human Rights Watch, found that every week in American nursing homes, around 180,000 residents are given antipsychotic drugs who do not have the diagnosis for which the drugs are approved. Most of these people have behavioral issues or some form of dementia. The drugs are often administered without informed consent. The reason these drugs are administered is for the sedative effect, which makes the patients docile and easier to manage.[2]
Overmedication in children
The overmedication of children has dramatically risen with those between the ages of 2 and 5 years old who are being prescribed
If parents monitor their child's behavior and regulate their environment, it can help to prevent any future
Overprescription
A related issue is overprescription, which occurs when doctors give prescription drugs to patients who do not need them.
Undiagnosing medical conditions to prevent overprescribing
Some diagnoses do not hold important clinical implications. These conditions do not require treatment. When they are treated, there is the potential for harm but little potential for benefit. The ERASE algorithm can help clinicians to Evaluate diagnoses through the consideration of Resolved conditions, Ageing normally and Selecting appropriate targets to Eliminate unnecessary diagnoses and associated medicines.[11] Undiagnosing relies on accurate and comprehensive medical records to inform a thorough review of diagnoses.[12]
Medication overuse headaches
Medication overuse headaches, also known as rebound headaches, are caused by the overuse of
See also
References
- ^ "3. Adverse Effects of Overmedication | ATrain Education". www.atrainceu.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ ""They Want Docile": How Nursing Homes in the United States Overmedicate People with Dementia". 2018-02-05.
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(help) - ^ a b "The overmedication of our youth: An interview with Brent Dean Robbins, PhD". Society for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter. April 2012.
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- ^ Thompson, Dennis (5 December 2016). "U.S. Doctors Still Over-Prescribing Drugs: Survey". WebMD.
- ^ Mozes, Alan (25 March 2016). "Nearly All U.S. Doctors 'Overprescribe' Addictive Narcotic Painkillers: Survey". WebMD.
- ^ Franklin, Cory (20 June 2011). "America's epidemic of over-prescribing". The Guardian.
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External links
- "Medicating Kids". Frontline. PBS. 10 April 2001.
- Kotz, Deborah (7 October 2010). "Overmedication: Are Americans Taking Too Many Drugs?". U.S. News & World Report.
- Wallace, Ed (28 July 2009). "Health Care in Crisis: Overmedicating America". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
- Herzberg, David L. (David Lowell) (2006). "'The Pill You Love Can Turn on You': Feminism, Tranquilizers, and the Valium Panic of the 1970s". American Quarterly. 58 (1): 79–103. Project MUSE 195709.
- Pletcher, Steven D. (1 August 2017). "Rethinking Pain Management in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery". JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 143 (8): 794–795. PMID 28542678.
- Larsen, Pamala D. (January 2000). "Effective pain management in older patients". AORN Journal. 71 (1): 205–208. Gale A59035029.