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==Medications== | ==Medications== | ||
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Families often express concerns that antipsychotic drugs and sedatives are being prescribed to residents with dementia without the knowledge and consent of the substitute decision-maker. Some residents may come into residential care facilities from hospital where they have been prescribed the antipsychotics. In some cases, the apprehension is over the use of these drugs (particularly the “atypical anti-psychotics”), because of health warnings from the manufacturers and Health Canada. These powerful medications come with significant risks, such as falls, bedsores, blood clots and potentially fatal reactions to the drugs. Many residents are on the anti-psychotic drugs without a doctor's diagnosis of psychosis. | Families often express concerns that antipsychotic drugs and sedatives are being prescribed to residents with dementia without the knowledge and consent of the substitute decision-maker. Some residents may come into residential care facilities from hospital where they have been prescribed the antipsychotics. In some cases, the apprehension is over the use of these drugs (particularly the “atypical anti-psychotics”), because of health warnings from the manufacturers and Health Canada. These powerful medications come with significant risks, such as falls, bedsores, blood clots and potentially fatal reactions to the drugs. Many residents are on the anti-psychotic drugs without a doctor's diagnosis of psychosis. | ||
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#Voluntary, informed, consent from a capable adult must be sought except in particular circumstances. | #Voluntary, informed, consent from a capable adult must be sought except in particular circumstances. | ||
:- A Review of the Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in British Columbia Residential Care Facilities, p. 11 | :- A Review of the Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in British Columbia Residential Care Facilities, p. 11 | ||
==Control Over Visiting== | ==Control Over Visiting== | ||
