Effect of triplicate prescription policy on benzodiazepine administration in nursing home residents.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effect of a triplicate prescription policy on administration of benzodiazepines and possible substitute drugs in nursing home residents during 1994-1995. DESIGN:Retrospective cross-sectional study SETTING:Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes in five states: New York, which has a policy requiring triplicate prescription forms for certain drugs, and four states without such a policy. SUBJECTS:A total of 211,177 nursing home residents. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Data were collected using the Minimum Data Set; logistic regression provided an estimated effect of the policy on prescribing benzodiazepines. We also estimated possible substitute drugs for benzodiazepines (e.g., barbiturates, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and miscellaneous sedative-hypnotics) while adjusting simultaneously for potential confounders. New York nursing home residents were less likely to be receiving benzodiazepine therapy than those in nonpolicy states (odds ratio 0.42; 95% confidence interval 0.41-0.44). No increases occurred in administration of benzodiazepine substitute drugs in New York versus states without a triplicate prescription policy. CONCLUSION:Policy did affect prescription and administration of benzodiazepines in nursing homes in states with versus without a triplicate prescription policy Lack of substitution with other drugs makes it unclear whether overprescribing occurred in states without a policy, or undertreatment occurred in the state with a policy.

journal_name

Pharmacotherapy

journal_title

Pharmacotherapy

authors

VanHaaren AM,Lapane KL,Hughes CM

doi

10.1592/phco.21.15.1159.33898

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1159-66

issue

10

eissn

0277-0008

issn

1875-9114

journal_volume

21

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