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DEMENTIA BRINGING EVIDENCE & EXPERIENCE TO DRUG THERAPY DECISION POINTS October 2014 INSIDE Pg 3: Cholinesterase Inhibitors (ChEI) in DEMENTIA Pg 7: Geri RxFiles DEMENTIA & Cognitive Impairment Pg 12: Geri RxFiles Anticholinergics Reference List Pg 13: Geri RxFiles DEMENTIA : Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms (BPSD) RESOURCES & LINKS (FOR FAMILY): Alzheimer s Society: FirstLink SK: can help/First link start REAL LIFE CHALLENGES Clinician quotes I recommend trying a ChEI, but they really don t work. It s not easy to explain benefits & harms to patients & families. Current guidelines recommend a ChEI trial, but clinicians seem divided on this. It s hard not to overestimate or underestimate concerns re: medications in DEMENTIA .
Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Management Ö Non‐drug strategies will often be the most useful! Ö Pharmacological management has a role in addressing certain symptoms,
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