Stopping over-medication of people with learning disabilities

NHS England has produced a document that aims to stop the over-medicating of people with learning disabilities. This toolkit aims to support prescribing healthcare professionals to review inappropriate prescriptions for people under their care who have a learning disability and/or autism.

This document tells you the following:

• Algorithm/flow diagram of review, to reduce or stop psychotropic drugs in people with a learning disability
• Why it is important to stop prescribing inappropriate psychotropic drugs
• Suggested steps for prescribers
• Practice examples
• Examples of psychotropic drug reduction

Here is the link to the full report: http://ow.ly/arvt301TV9B