Medication Fill Patterns for Cognitive and Behavioral or Psychological Symptoms of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias

Lauren R Bangerter; Callahan N Clark; Megan S Jarvis; Emma Coates; Natalie E Sheils; Alyssa Wong; Ken Cohen

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15678

Medication Fill Patterns for Cognitive and Behavioral or Psychological Symptoms of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2215678. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15678.

Authors

Lauren R Bangerter¹, Callahan N Clark¹, Megan S Jarvis¹, Emma Coates², Natalie E Sheils³, Alyssa Wong^{1

4}, Ken Cohen¹

Affiliations

¹ OptumLabs, Minnetonka, Minnesota.
² Lewin Group, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
³ Optum, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
⁴ College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Abstract

This cohort study investigates prescription drug fill patterns for cognitive and behavioral symptoms among patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias.

MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease* / complications
Alzheimer Disease* / diagnosis
Alzheimer Disease* / drug therapy
Cognition
Humans
Neuropsychological Tests