Table 4.
Total and Documented* Indications for PRN Prescriptions Among Residents With Any PRN Prescribed, by Administration Status and Medication Type (N = 883)
| Medication Types | PRNs Prescribed N or n (%) | PRNs Administered N or n (%) | PRNs Not Administered N or n (%) |
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| Any psychotropic | 1039 | 733 (70.5) | 242 | 150 (62.0) | 797 | 583 (73.2) |
| Antipsychotics | 139 | 94 (67.6) | 26 | 15 (57.7) | 113 | 79 (69.9) |
| Mood stabilizers and antiepileptics | 17 | 13 (76.5) | 5 | 5 (100.0) | 12 | 8 (66.7) |
| Antidepressants | 55 | 41 (74.5) | 5 | 2 (40.0) | 50 | 39 (78.0) |
| Anxiolytics and hypnotics | 826 | 584 (70.7) | 206 | 128 (62.1) | 620 | 456 (73.6) |
| Cognitive enhancers | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | — | 2 | 1 (50.0) |
PRN definition includes medications administered and not administered within the last 7 days at time of chart review.
Total sample size is 5777 observed residents in 250 communities.
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“Documented” means that the resident’s chart included an Indication guiding PRN use; It does not suggest that the PRN was or was not administered in accordance with the indication, however.