My facility is in Massachusetts.Most facilities have been doing it for a few years.We
have to get an informed consent on only drugs that are
antianxiety,antidepress,antipsychi,and hypnotics.We will not start the med until we
have a signature from patient or their resp party is they are unable to consent.The
form basically states the med,it's use and all the side effects.Our pharmacy
consultant is now saying that we also should include those common meds that are not of
the above 4 classes but are given for their mood or sedating effects.i.e.
neurontin,benadryl[seldom used anymore in ltcare],klonopin.Our DON was wondering why I
was telling her that what she decided to do was fine but those meds like klonopin,I
wouldn't put on the MDS under those specific 4 classes.
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