title: Using antipsychotic drugs safely in older patients.
abstract: Do you know how to monitor an older adult who's receiving an antipsychotic drug? Learn the benefits and the pitfalls so you can keep your older patients safe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing at the School of Health and Environment at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Remington
authors.forename: Karen Devereaux
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Melillo
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents