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21062859

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
Prescribing of psychotropic drugs for unlicensed indications is common in inpatients with intellectual disability, but the frequency in the community is uncertain. This study examined the medical records of all patients undergoing review within a single service led by a consultant psychiatrist. The notes of 114 individuals with varying degrees of disability and independence were available. In 78 percent of individuals the cause of disability was uncertain; 72, 69 and 78 percent had mental health problems, physical ill-health and behavioural challenges respectively; and 66 percent received licensed drugs for unlicensed applications, principally for aggression, risperidone being the drug most prescribed. There were no significant differences between groups with mild, moderate or severe disability in the proportion receiving licensed and unlicensed prescriptions. Unlicensed prescribing was similarly common for patients living in different settings. Prescribing for unlicensed applications in patients with intellectual disability is common, regardless of degree of disability or place of residence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1744-6309
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Unlicensed applications of licensed psychotropic drugs in an intellectual disability clinical service: retrospective case-note study.
pubmed:affiliation
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK. gsoumya14@yahoo.co.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article