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The Right Prescription A Call to Action for junior doctors on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia

The numbers. 750,000 people with dementia in the UK 180,000 people with dementia on antipsychotics Only 36,000 will derive some benefit from antipsychotics, but:1800 additional deaths1620 additional CVAs. Perhaps 2/3 of these prescriptions are unnecessary if appropriate support is available. DepressionAnxietyDelusionsHallucinationsParanoid ideasMisidentifications.

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The Right Prescription A Call to Action for junior doctors on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia

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