Reducing antipsychotic use for non-cognitive symptoms in dementia

Antipsychotics appear to have a limited positive effect in treating behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and can cause significant harm to people with dementia.

Use of antipsychotics in people with dementia can worsen cognition, increase the risk of falls and increase the risk of stroke and death.

• Click here for information from GOV.UK on antipsychotics and the initiative to reduce prescribing to older people with dementia
• Click here for the NHS reducing antipsychotic prescribing in dementia toolkit
• Click here for information from NICE on antipsychotic medicines