The dispensing of antipsychotic drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increases on entry to care homes, a study by Queen's University Belfast has found. According to the study, due to be published in the iJournal of the American Geriatrics Society/i, psychotropic drug dispensing in older people more than doubled from 8.2 per cent before entry to care homes to 18.6 per cent after entering care. The study was carried out by researchers from Queen's ...Sunday, 24 February 2013
Antipsychotic Drug Dispensing Doubles On Entry to Care Homes
The dispensing of antipsychotic drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increases on entry to care homes, a study by Queen's University Belfast has found. According to the study, due to be published in the iJournal of the American Geriatrics Society/i, psychotropic drug dispensing in older people more than doubled from 8.2 per cent before entry to care homes to 18.6 per cent after entering care. The study was carried out by researchers from Queen's ...
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