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  • Chapter 2 - Prescribing Practice

  • Edited by David M. L. Branford, Independent Pharmacy Consultant, Satheesh K. Gangadharan, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Mary Barrett, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Regi T. Alexander, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Book:
    The Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disability
    Published online:
    07 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 13-30

  • Summary

    There are many studies of the prescribing of psychotropic medications for people with intellectual disability. This chapter provides data about that prescribing, the issues associated with the data and the trends in usage. Excessive or unnecessary prescribing of psychotropic medication that exposes individuals to unwanted side-effects and imposes unwarranted costs on services has been the focus of many medications review programmes. This section will review outcomes data from medication reduction programmes for individuals with intellectual disability and present practitioner guidelines. The NHS England programme STOMP (Stopping The Over-Medication of People with a learning disability and autistic people) and STAMP (Supporting Treatment and Appropriate Medication use in Paediatrics) has been the focus for many initiatives in England, resulting in the generation of many resources to assist both professions and non-professionals involved with intellectual disability.