title: Reducing antipsychotic drugs in care homes.
abstract: Antipsychotic medication should be used in people with dementia only when there is an identified need and the benefits outweigh the risks. An audit-based service provided by pharmacists, working with nursing and care staff in residential homes, resulted in antipsychotic doses reductions of 20% and drug discontinuation in 17% of residents with dementia.
authors.forename: Aileen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents