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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Doctor says tranquilliser medication can have profound effects on elderly people

Supplied video obtained May 7, 2019 of the hearings in Sydney for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Dr Miles Burkitt, a general practitioner who visits Garden View nursing home, speaks to the commission about the prescribing of tranquilliser medication to patients including Terrence Reeves, a dementia patient mentioned in this morning's hearings. Dr Burkitt says these kinds of medications can have a profound effect on elderly people and need to be reviewed on an ongoing basis. (AAP Video/Supplied/Royal Commission) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

from National | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2J7rnHx

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