BMJ  2005;330 (1 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7481.0-c

Hiding drugs in food is not rare in nursing homes

Covertly giving medicines in food and beverages is common in Norwegian nursing homes. Interviewing professional carers of 1362 patients in nursing home units and 564 in special care units for people with dementia, Kirkevold and Engedal (p 20) found that 11% of the patients in regular nursing homes and 17% of the patients in special care units were given concealed drugs at least once a week. The practice was documented in patients' medical records in 40% of the cases, and in 95% it was used routinely.

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Concealment of drugs in food and beverages in nursing homes: cross sectional study

Øyvind Kirkevold and Knut Engedal
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