The overlooked burden: anti-seizure medications, laxatives, and antipsychotics prescribed in primary care for people with intellectual disability

Nearly half of PwID on ASMs are prescribed laxatives, and over a third of them were also found to be taking antipsychotics. Given the significant links among epilepsy, constipation, and antipsychotic use to premature mortality in PwID, it is imperative to consider these factors collectively rather than individually.