Resources for safe prescribing of antipsychotic medicines for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

The Department of Health’s infographic provides 6 steps to follow for prescribing antipsychotics and benzodiazepines to manage the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential care homes.

The NPS MedicineWise website provides information, resources and tools for understanding and managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. These include A stepwise approach and a clinician resource for reviewing and tapering antipsychotic medicines.