Plain language summary: healthcare resource utilization among Medicare-covered patients with Parkinson’s disease psychosis treated with pimavanserin or other atypical antipsychotics

This Plain Language Summary of Publication article (PLSP) from Future Neurology, discusses how Parkinson’s disease affects around 1 million people in the US, with 25%-40% of those diagnosed experiencing psychosis. Parkinson’s disease psychosis can include hallucinations and delusions, leading to an increased need for healthcare services like hospital stays, emergency visits, and nursing home care. This higher use of healthcare resources can result in financial challenges for patients and caregivers, as well as strain on healthcare facilities.

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This PLSP is based on an article called ‘Health care resource utilization patterns among patients with Parkinson’s disease psychosis: analysis of Medicare beneficiaries treated with pimavanserin or other-atypical antipsychotics’ and was published in the Journal of Medical Economics.

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