Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Online Formulary
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    • Short term control of acutely disturbed or violent behaviour
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Dementia

For people with learning difficulties initiate treatment with low doses and titrate cautiously with frequent monitoring for side effects

Additional resources

KMPT Shared care guidelines for the treatment of alzheimers type dementia

NHS England antipsychotic use in dementia toolkit

British Association for Psychopharmacology Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs

NICE Summary of guidance on dementia

NICE CG42 Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care

NICE CG103 Delirium: Diagnosis, prevention and management

NICE TA217 Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

NICE advice ESUOM41 Management of aggression, agitation and behavioural disturbances in dementia: valproate preparations

NICE advise ESUOM40 Management of aggression, agitation and behavioural disturbances in dementia: carbamazepine

NICE advice KTT7 Low-dose antipsychotics in people with dementia

PrescQIPP Reducing Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia Toolkit

Formulary medications

  • Cognitive symptoms of dementia
  • Non-cognitive symptoms of dementia

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