Antipsychotic prescribing in people admitted to hospital with dementia or delirium.

William A Tumusiime Caitlin J Hardman Juanita L Breen

Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2021)

Initiation and continuation of antipsychotics in patients with dementia or delirium in hospital is common, with infrequent review. There is significant potential to reduce prescribing antipsychotics in people admitted to hospital with dementia or delirium.

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