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This research aims to identify the characteristics and predictors of off-label antipsychotic medication use among older adults living in the community.

February 19, 2026Nordic Journal of Psychiatry1 citations

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Characteristics and predictors of antipsychotic medication off-label use among community-dwelling older people

TMTuomas MajuriOulu University Hospital JSJenni SilvanOulu University Hospital ATAnna-Maija TolppanenUniversity of Eastern Finland

Key Points

This research aims to identify the characteristics and predictors of off-label antipsychotic medication use among older adults living in the community.
Analyzed off-label antipsychotic use in community-dwelling older adults.
Examine prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and strokes in the population.
Identified characteristics associated with off-label prescriptions.
High prevalence of off-label antipsychotic medication among older adults.
Identification of cardiovascular disease and stroke as significant factors for off-label usage.
Need for monitoring guidelines to ensure safer prescribing practices.

Abstract

Alternative treatments are needed to curb off-label AP use among community-dwelling older adults, given the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Monitoring guidelines are needed to promote safer prescribing practices.

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Majuri et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a869ecb39a600b3ef1e6 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2026.2631597

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