Prevalence of Psychotropic and Opioid Prescription Fills Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia in the US

This pharmacoepidemiology study uses Medicare data to estimate US prescription fills for antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, opioids, and antiepileptics among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in 2014-2015, and identifies the most commonly prescribed medications.