Claim: There was an unprecedented increase of out of hospital doctor's prescriptions of midazolam to the over-65s in March 2020.
Fact-check: No evidence midazolam used to kill thousands of patients in April 2020 - Full Fact
Verdict: there was a large increase in out of hospital prescriptions of the drug for use as a sedative and analgesic in april 2020. we don't know details of the patients it was given to, but it is likely they were older as the drug is used in palliative care.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-12-01T00:00:00