Review prescribing
Work with pharmacists, primary, community, and secondary care providers to improve prescribing of anti-dementia drugs and antipsychotics.
DRIVER: Appropriate prescribing of anti-dementia drugs
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Audit prescribing of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Check for:
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DRIVER: Appropriate prescribing of antipsychotics
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Audit prescribing of antipsychotics of adults. Check for:
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Review regularly general practice patients living in care homes who have been prescribed antipsychotics. |
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Consider training needs of care home staff in the management of behavioural symptoms. | ||
Engage with care home management and pharmacy leads to address this, where appropriate. |