Post by vintage on May 10, 2018 19:15:57 GMT -8
Risperdal isn’t supposed to be used just to “calm down” nursing home residents. The drug puts elderly at risk. Tonight’s news talked about how the manufacturers of Risperdal connived to up their sales...and got sued for it. One elderly lady died.
This is a link to a previous news article on the same subject.
www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/drugged-and-dying-some-nursing-homes-are-overmedicating-residents-rather-than-paying-caretakers/287-524150040
“The practice of drugging patients may be due to low staffing levels, experts told WFAA. Texas, unlike most other states, lacks minimum nursing home staffing requirements...”
“...Our informant works directly with nursing home residents. She says she’s seen the drugging firsthand. She says she fears retaliation, so we are not revealing her identity.”