Enhancing Stability: Long-Acting Schizophrenia Treatments in Long-Term Care Facilities
Like many chronic conditions, treatment for schizophrenia is regularly evolving thanks to innovation and evidence-based practices. The prevailing therapy regimen for schizophrenia treatments combines antipsychotic medications with cognitive behavioral therapy, …
Recognizing and Treating Depression in Long Term Care With Psychotropic Medications
Depression is a condition that doesn’t discriminate. And when it comes to long-term care, the National Institutes of Health suggests it is a condition that affects about 26.9% of older …
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment In Long-Term Care Settings
Opioid use disorder is an epidemic that, as experts have stated time again, is impacting every community across the country. Those communities range from urban areas to suburban communities to …
Planning For And Managing Medication Shortages
Hospitals, long-term care facilities and even average consumers are dealing with medication shortages that some experts are calling a health care “crisis.” What has been described as a classic “supply …
Audit of Psychotropic Use in Nursing Homes Acts as Additional Patient Safety Support
Polypharmacy, the simultaneous use of multiple medications at once, is a reality of our era. Statistics indicate that more than 40% of older adults take at least five prescription medications, …
How Long-Term Care Pharmacists Promote Medication Safety
Long-term care pharmacists not only have a responsibility to properly dispense medication, but they also have a responsibility to overall patient safety. While working to meet the medication needs of …
Safety First: Protocols For Dispensing Medications Properly
Safety protocols loom large in the day-to-day work pharmacists conduct. From personal safety to medication storage to safely dispensing prescribed medication, pharmacists are acutely aware of the importance of workplace …