Pharmacists prescribing resource pack
Although there are clinical situations where a time-limited prescription of antipsychotic drugs may be appropriate, often antipsychotic drugs are over prescribed for people living with dementia. This resource pack will support pharmacists, who play a crucial role in medicines optimisation, to have critical conversations about the prescription of antipsychotics in dementia and reduce inappropriate prescribing.
The resource pack contains a digest of information, guidance and tools to support pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. It includes:
- Essential information about dementia and how it affects people
- A list of the drugs that are covered as part of this call to action
- Steps to take to query prescriptions either reactively or proactively
- Information about alternative therapies for these people with dementia including evidence of the benefits of non-pharmacological approaches and how to find them locally
- Clarity about what to track and report to help us understand progress over time
- Information on how this fits into your continuing professional development
More information
- National call to action www.institute.nhs.uk/dementiac2a
- Join the call to action www.acalltoaction.co.uk/therightprescription
- The Royal Pharmaceutical Society website www.rpharms.com/dementia/dementia-pharmacy-and-call-to-action.asp
You can now access a recording of the webinar ‘The Right Prescription: RPS Resource Toolkit for Pharmacists’ led by Jonathan Mason, National Clinical Director for Pharmacy, and Howard Duff, Director of England Royal Pharmaceutical Scoiety, which took place on 14th September 2012 via the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement website
Find out more at http://www.institute.nhs.uk