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[What happened after meprobamate's withdrawal? Survey in two nursing homes]
Yacine Lounis1, Dominique Bonnet-Zamponi2, Éric Pautas3
1GH Hôpitaux universitaires Paris-Ouest, AP-HP, Hôpital Vaugirard, service de gérontologie, 10 rue Vaugelas, 75015 Paris, France.
Abstract:
We have conducted in two nursing homes a survey to study the impact of meprobamate's withdrawal, at the beginning of 2012, in terms of extent of prescribing to others psychotropic drugs and occurrence of adverse events. After meprobamate's withdrawal, 65 % of residents did not receive alternative medication and within three months after meprobamate stopping, adverse events (drowsiness, falls and hospitalization) decreased while agitation did not increase.
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