Commonly Prescribed Medications in a Population of Hospice Patients

被引:60
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作者
Sera, Leah [1 ]
McPherson, Mary Lynn [1 ]
Holmes, Holly M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Pharm, Dept Pharm Practice & Sci, Rockville, MD 20850 USA
[2] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Gen Internal Med, Houston, TX USA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE | 2014年 / 31卷 / 02期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
PALLIATIVE CARE; DEATH;
D O I
10.1177/1049909113476132
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
Although much attention has been placed on appropriate symptom management at the end of life, little is known about the medications actually prescribed to people in hospice care. The purpose of this study was to determine the most commonly prescribed medications in a population of hospice patients. A retrospective review of a patient information database was conducted. The 6 most common drugs (acetaminophen, morphine, haloperidol, lorazepam, prochlorperazine, and atropine) were included in emergency kits provided to patients at admission. Opioid and nonopioid analgesics, anxiolytics, anticholinergics, and antipsychotics were the most commonly prescribed pharmacologic classes. This description of prescribing practices could be useful in creating more informed care plans, educating health care personnel, and anticipating the changing medication needs of patients as they enter hospice care. © The Author(s) 2013.
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页码:126 / 131
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