Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribed For Dementia Patients Despite Death Risk, Report Says

Dementia Patients Get Antipsychotics Prescriptions Despite Death Risk, Report Says

A new report from the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services makes clear just how crucial it is for families to monitor and ask questions about medications that dementia patients receive. The report found that too often, elderly residents are prescribed antipsychotic drugs in ways that violate government standards for unnecessary drug use.

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