08. Summary of the Latest APA Recommendations on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia
Key Points
- If the risk and benefit assessment favors antipsychotic use:
- Initiate at a low dose
- Titrate up to the minimum effective dose as tolerated
- Attempt to taper and withdraw within 4 months of treatment initiation
- Haloperidol should not be used as first-line agent in the absence of delirium
- Long-acting injectable antipsychotics should not be used
- Unless indicated for co-ocurring chronic disorders
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