Unit 368
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Unit 368
1.1) Common medications that are used to treat symptoms of dementia can include
⚫️ anti-psychotic drugs
⚫️ tranquillisers
⚫️ hypnotic drugs
⚫️ anti-anxiety drugs
⚫️ anti-depressive drugs
⚫️ pain killers
⚫️ antibiotics
1.2) As with all medications the common medications used to treat symptoms of dementia have some positive and negative effects on someone who uses them. These can include some of the following:
The positive effects that the medication could have on a individual with dementia is increasing their sense of a brighter mood, increasing their ability to perform activities such as social or doing their shopping, having a calming effect, helping to reduce memory loss, enabling better sleep, reducing restlessness and aggression.
Although medication doesn't come without negative effects.so even if the individual is experiencing some of the positive effect they could also experience effects such as. Nausea, loss of appetite, headache, stomach cramps, poor sleep patterns and loss of balance.
1.3) Only one anti-psychotic is licensed for treatment of dementia-related behavioural disturbances in the UK, this is called Risperidone ( Risperdal ). The benefits of an anti-psychotic include a reduction in aggressive episodes, the ability to cooperate, increased awareness, increased ability to participate in daily living and social activities, increased ability to make decisions. Although that doesn't mean it doesn't come without risks and anyone prescribed an antipsychotic drug should be closely monitored. This is because it can cause dizziness/excessive drowsiness which could make the individual reluctant to drink therefore reducing fluid intake. It could make them less likely to mobilise which could further disable the individual, or if they can mobilise still they will be at risk of falling. In the long term the individual could be at risk from serious and life-threatening side effects...
1.1) Common medications that are used to treat symptoms of dementia can include
⚫️ anti-psychotic drugs
⚫️ tranquillisers
⚫️ hypnotic drugs
⚫️ anti-anxiety drugs
⚫️ anti-depressive drugs
⚫️ pain killers
⚫️ antibiotics
1.2) As with all medications the common medications used to treat symptoms of dementia have some positive and negative effects on someone who uses them. These can include some of the following:
The positive effects that the medication could have on a individual with dementia is increasing their sense of a brighter mood, increasing their ability to perform activities such as social or doing their shopping, having a calming effect, helping to reduce memory loss, enabling better sleep, reducing restlessness and aggression.
Although medication doesn't come without negative effects.so even if the individual is experiencing some of the positive effect they could also experience effects such as. Nausea, loss of appetite, headache, stomach cramps, poor sleep patterns and loss of balance.
1.3) Only one anti-psychotic is licensed for treatment of dementia-related behavioural disturbances in the UK, this is called Risperidone ( Risperdal ). The benefits of an anti-psychotic include a reduction in aggressive episodes, the ability to cooperate, increased awareness, increased ability to participate in daily living and social activities, increased ability to make decisions. Although that doesn't mean it doesn't come without risks and anyone prescribed an antipsychotic drug should be closely monitored. This is because it can cause dizziness/excessive drowsiness which could make the individual reluctant to drink therefore reducing fluid intake. It could make them less likely to mobilise which could further disable the individual, or if they can mobilise still they will be at risk of falling. In the long term the individual could be at risk from serious and life-threatening side effects...