Maier Institute at Marshall School of Medicine Receives Benedum Foundation Grant

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine’s Maier Institute for Excellence in Prescribing for Elders with Dementia has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to study the overuse of benzodiazepines (BZDs)  in geriatric patients, as well as to educate physicians on appropriate prescribing. The project is in partnership…