Trends in the use and cost of antipsychotics among older adults from 2007 to 2013: a repeated cross-sectional study

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (Foster), Western University, London; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Camacho, Vigod, Yao, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Martins, Gomes), Toronto; Applied Health Research Centre (Foster, Mamdani, Gomes), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute (Vigod), Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Juurlink)and Psychiatry (Vigod) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Juurlink, Paterson, Mamdani, Gomes), University of Toronto, Toronto; Department of Family Medicine (Paterson), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Paul Foster, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes conceived the study. Ximena Camacho, Zhan Yao and Diana Martins acquired the data. Paul Foster and Tara Gomes drafted the manuscript, and Simone Vigod, David Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Muhammad Mamdani and Tara Gomes revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All of the authors designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, gave approval of the final version to be published and agreed to act as guarantors of the work.