This document outlines how health and local authority commissioners can help to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia and provide therapeutic alternatives.

It draws on work undertaken as part of The Right Prescription: a call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia launched in June 2011 by the Dementia Action Alliance, supported by the Department of Health.

Download: https://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_128568.pdf