Discontinuation of antipsychotics treatment for elderly patients within a specialized behavioural unit: a retrospective review

Conclusion The use of high dose antipsychotics is associated with worse discontinuation outcomes in hospitalized dementia patients. Therefore, our results suggest not exceeding a daily dose of 50  mg of quetiapine, 1.75 mg of olanzapine and 0.5 mg of risperidone when used for responsive behaviours and reassess the benefits and risks for each patient regularly.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research