Poly-pharmacy Interdisciplinary Review Process: A Strategy for Psychotropic Medication Oversight

Autor:	Lisa W. Zetley, Kelly Hodges
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Polypharmacy medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry education Population Legislation Psychotropic medication Case review Foster care Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Review process business Medicaid
Zdroj:	Pediatrics. 141:53-53
ISSN:	1098-4275 0031-4005
DOI:	10.1542/peds.141.1ma1.53
Popis:	Purpose: Youth in foster care are prescribed psychotropic medications at a rate 3 times higher than other Medicaid youth, and have a higher rate of polypharmacy. Children in foster care are also more likely to stay on these medications for longer than their Medicaid matched peers. Federal legislation has mandated increased oversight of psychotropic medications in this population, but limited data exist on the most effective strategy to accomplish this. A Polypharmacy Interdisciplinary Case Review (PICR) process was developed for foster youth prescribed >3 psychotropic medications as a strategy for …
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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