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DUE of antipsychotic use in the management of dementia
The DUE kit for antipsychotic use in the management of dementia in aged care homes provides:
- practical hints on how to undertake a drug usage evaluation (DUE) in aged care homes
- a tool for reviewing the use of antipsychotic for managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in aged care homes
- resources that assist with practice changes to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotics in dementia
- resources to enable feedback to staff, the local or regional medication advisory committee (MAC) (if in operation) and associated general practitioners.
More information
- Information on professional development points associated with completing the DUE for aged care home
- View sample pages.
Date published: 2008-04-15 00:00:00
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