ANTIPSYCHOTIC medications are
being overprescribed for the
management of behavioural and
psychological symptoms
experienced by people with
dementia, according to Alzheimer’s
Australia.
The comments follow a report on
ABC’s Lateline last week which
highlighted a number of examples
of inappropriate use of
antipsychotic medications with
people living with dementia,
including the coronial inquest into
the death of dementia patient John
Arthur Burns who died from a
cerebral infarction while receiving
high doses of the antipsychotic
drug haloperidol.
According to Alzheimer’s
Australia, whilst antipsychotic
medications play an important ...
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