News by Subject
List and find news items by the subject covered
Subject A-Z
To view a list of news subjects currently covered, please select a subject initial letter from the line below.
News items on 'Antipsychotics'
'Wrong' drugs used for dementia
(BBC 07/10/2009)
A quarter of nurses say dementia patients on general hospital wards are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs inappropriately, a poll reveals. The survey of over 650 nurses and 450 nurse managers revealed widespread use of these powerful drugs, and sometimes purely to control "difficult" patients. The Alzheimer's Society and 10 leading organisations called for government to publish its antipsychotics use review. Research suggests the drugs double the death risk for many long-term patients.
Antipsychotic drug 'stroke risk'
(BBC 29/08/2008)
More people than previously thought could be at higher risk of a stroke from antipsychotic drugs, a study claims.
Read background >>
Read NHS analysis >>
Comment on this story >>
Advert
Advert
Advert
| Top 10 Drug Information Leaflets | |
|---|---|
| Co-codamol | |
| Citalopram | |
| Prednisolone | |
| Omeprazole | |
| Metronidazole | |
| Diclofenac | |
| Ramipril | |
| Simvastatin | |
| Flucloxacillin | |
| Mebeverine hydrochloride | |