Dementia drug use 'killing many'

Needless use of anti-psychotic drugs is widespread in dementia care and contributes to the death of many patients, an official review suggests. About 180,000 patients a year are given the drugs in care homes, hospitals, and their own homes to manage aggression. But the expert review - commissioned by ministers - said the treatment was unnecessary in nearly 150,000 cases and was linked to 1,800 deaths. BBC