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Friday, November 13, 2009

Anti-Psychotic Drugs Kill 2,000 British Dementia Patients Each Year

As many as many as 144,000 people suffering from dementia are being given anti-psychotic drugs unnecessarily, according to a review ordered by the Department of Health. Excessive use of the medication causes an estimated 1,800 deaths and almost as many strokes among older people every year, the study revealed.'

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Puts the 182 british deaths from swine flu into perspective methinks!!

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