Minimize Mishaps With Meds for Dementia Agitation

You’ll see changes to how agitation is managed in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias...due to new Canadian guidelines.

Agitation is one of the most common and challenging behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Some common causes are easy to overlook...such as delirium, sleep deprivation, pain, or adverse med effects (steroids, etc).