MDS Drug Class Index references

Hydroxyzine is not included as an antianxiety agent on the MDS Drug Class Index from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (published by Med-Pass). This is an authoritative resource, since the ASCP members are the consultant pharmacists in long term care. However, they are not the only authoritative resource out there. The best place to look is on the website of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), since they are the ones who assign the classifications. But in the end, if you can show a surveyor you're using a generally accepted resource and you coded based on that resource, you should be just fine. (AANAC Rena Shepard 11/2015)