DOD and VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Appropriate Medication Continuation and Prescribing Practices

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By Debra A. Draper (au)
Year: 2015
Pages: 50
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-7180-1

Product Code: 1457871807

Description

Medication continuation, when clinically appropriate, is critical for transitioning servicemembers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) who have been prescribed psychiatric, pain, or sleep medications. Adverse health effects may occur if these medications are inappropriately discontinued. This report examined (1) the extent to which the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairsäó» (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) developed and monitored recommended medication practices for PTSD and TBI; (2) the extent to which psychiatric, pain, and sleep medications on DODäó»s formulary are on VAäó»s formulary, and how differences might affect medication continuation; and (3) key efforts VHA has to help ensure medication continuation, and the extent it is monitoring these efforts. Tables. This is a print on demand report.

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